Continuing the theme of secrecy, Dickens compares Mr. Lorry's secret to the inner lives of all people,
stating that every person is a "profound secret and mystery to every other."Dickens uses the passengers
in the coach to demonstrate his point: Although the three men are traveling a long distance together in
very close quarters, they act solitary enough to be traveling alone. Their physical anonymity, combined
with their mistrust of each other due to the prevalence of robberies, causes the three passengers to
completely isolate themselves from one another. This concept of mystery and isolation becomes
increasingly important as the book progresses and characters begin to make decisions based upon closekept secrets.
For how long has the man in Jarvis Lorry’s thoughts been buried?
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