The quote “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” fits in with what Dickens wrote in the Book the first in many different ways, including the introduction of Dr. Manette. In chapter Four, Mr. Lorry, a banker from London goes to visit Lucie Manette in Paris to tell her that the father that she assumed dead is still living. Normally, one would be elated over such a discovery and could be seen as the “best of times.” However, her response is the very opposite, as if such a discovery has harmed her. Mr. Lorry tells her that Dr. Manette is “greatly changed” and “almost a wreck.” She is afraid of what her father will be, claiming that what he now is “his Ghost – not him!” And thus, the “best of times” has unexpectedly become the