The two men discuss the latest developments in the battle of Darnay. Darnay has absorbed so much of the crimson substance that he is about to blow himself up. He has not been able to absorb any more of the substance since the last battle, and now he can only use it as an alternative to the original crimson substance. The men worry that they will be caught up in the fight and killed, but Darnay assures them that he will find his lost body in the world.