FF--Most Emotional Scenes

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Tell us about the most emotional scene you've ever read in a book - and how did you react?

Lots of epic, emotional scenes out there, but one that sticks out in my mind is from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. I read it in the 10th grade and the way the teacher did it was interesting. She would have us read/discuss a few chapters, then not pick it up for several weeks or even months. She did that constantly so it took us all year to finish it. I know a lot of my classmates weren't a fan of this tactic, but I kind of liked it, only because the book covers several years and by taking all school year to read it, it kind of felt like we were keeping real time with the story.

Anyway, there's a scene where Lucy finds out her husband is going to be executed and she swoons. Carton catches her and carries her home. He obviously already knows what he's going to do, so when he lays Lucy down in her home, he puts his mouth close to her ear and whispers, "The life you love."

I remember my heart just melting when I read that. To make it more interesting, Lucy's young daughter enters and makes a comment about Carton being in love with her mother. Interesting that a child had that kind of insight. 

Anyway, I haven't read it since high school, but I still remember the story (especially that scene) and the impact it had on me.

How about you? What's the most emotional scene you've ever read?

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