The chapter opens with a soliloquy by Darnay, in which he asks the reader to forgive Darnay for the murder of his comrades. Darnay explains that he has killed his comrades in order to keep his promise to them that they will not kill him. He says that he cannot forget the vow they made to each other that they would not kill each other. He tells Darnay that he is afraid of losing his humanity, and that he wants to die while he still lives. He asks Darnay to remember them, even though he has only a small number of troops left. He wonders where the commanding officer is, and says that if he kills him, there will be no more fighting.