Marquis St. Evremonde

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The Marquis St. Evremonde is a fictional character in Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.

He is Charles Darnay's uncle and is of minor nobility in France. He is very cruel and is also slightly disliked by the other nobility. He runs over and kills the son of Gaspard with his carriage and shows no sympathy. He is later murdered by Gaspard and all of his property is inherited by Darnay.

The Monseignor Evermonde is introduced in Book the Second, symbolizing the aristocracy. In "Monseignor in town", the Marquis is insulted by the Monseignor in town. Angry, he tells the driver of his carriage to chase after the citizens (this is what amuses him). As the peasants run away in terror, the Marquis laughing, the carriage runs over a little boy, that boy being Gaspard's son.

The Monseignor (Evermonde), having only concern for his carriage, tosses a coin to Gaspard, as payment for killing the boy. Gaspard, or Monsier Defarge who is with him, then throws the coin back at Monseignor as he is driving away. This is a scene that foreshadows the oncoming revolution in France. Evermonde also is shown in "Monseignor in the Country" (the next chapter of the book) as an aristocrat who cares nothing of the peasantry.