A Tale of Two Cities

In the first 10-15 pages of A Tale of Two Cites, we learn that the novel takes place in both London and Paris in 1775.  In England, everyone is worrying about a "cock-lane" ghost and in Paris there is violence erupting everywhere.  In November, a mail coach is driving from London to Dover in the middle of a very big storm.  A man comes along who wants to speak with Jarvis Long because he has a message for him.  He informs the men that they are supposed to wait at Dover for "Mam'selle" and Jarvis replies, "Recalled to life."  The messenger is confused by the response but rides off to deliver it anyway.