<P> It is there that she meets Sydney Carton, the drunken lawyer who falls in love with her . She reaches out to Carton out of concern for his well being, but is being actively courted by Darnay and accepts the latter's proposal . </P> <P> When Darnay and Lucie's daughter is about six years old, Darnay returns to France . Lucie, Dr. Manette, their daughter, Little Lucie, and Miss Pross go after him after receiving notice of his imprisonment in La Force . Lucie relies on her father to rescue Darnay, which he does, but then Darnay is again accused . During his imprisonment, Lucie remains loyal and faithful to Darnay . </P> <P> Lucie and her daughter successfully escape from the clutches of Madame Defarge and reunite with Darnay safely, due to Carton's sacrifice in place of Darnay's . </P> <P> On film and television, Lucie has been portrayed by: </P>

Character sketch of lucie manette in a tale of two cities