(Book 2 Chapters 17-20) As Dr. Manette and Lucie sit under the plane tree together, what do they talk about? Why does Dr. Manette tell Lucie he didn’t want her to “waste” her life on him? How would she have wasted her life?

Lucie asks her father if he is happy and he replies that he is "very happy". THen there is a long silence. Manette says his future is brighter with her. He never wanted Lucie to waste her life taking care of him. Now he knows Lucie will do more with her life after getting married.