This chapter's epigraph is from a famous poem by the famous poet and mystic, the late Dr. Manette. In this poem, Manette compares himself to a "divine praying wood sword" , which he says is the sword of a famous medical hero named Wood-Kui-Mung, who was a young man when he was alive and saved countless lives. He gives the sword to his junior brother, who has been invited to the family's house. The elder Manette tells his younger brother that he should not worry about anything, because he is familiar with the area where the "Divine Praying Wood Sword" is stored. He says that he will go inside first, but will keep a secret that he brought his brother and sister-in-law in.