After a long time without seeing him, Darnay finally runs into him. He wants to know why he's running into him now. He tells Darnay to stop playing tricks on him and not to call his name directly. He also tells him that he can't hurt Darnay, so he'll just have to wait and see what happens. Darnay says that he doesn't know what's going on, but he wants to be cooperative. He asks if Darnay thinks he can kill him, and if he does, then he should kill him. If Darnay wants to kill him now, he should. Otherwise, he says, he will be his enemy for the rest of his life.