A character in A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens, Charles
A trusted, methodical agent of Tellson's Bank and devoted friend of the Manettes; he escorts the freed Doctor to England and stands by the family through their ordeals in London and Paris.
Also known as: Mr. Lorry, Jarvis
Inside the story
Jarvis Lorry is a trusted, methodical agent of Tellson’s Bank, drawn into the affairs of the Manette family. A devoted friend, he helps reunite Lucie Manette with her father, Dr. Manette, and stands ready to support them as they begin life in England.
A brisk, orderly gentleman of about sixty with a ruddy, healthy face, dressed in a neat brown suit and stockings with a bright, close-set flaxen wig; formal and gentlemanly in bearing.
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