Tale of Two Cities: The Wine Shop Chapter - Element of Secrecy The Wine Shop chapter suggests an element of secrecy. This is seen when three men in the tavern are named Jaque, the existence of a remote attic to hide Mr. Monette, and third, Mme. Defarge's behavior. The men all sharing the same name certainly appears odd. Because it is the era of the French Revolution, the sameness of the names suggests some secret activity is going on. The secret activity is the hiding of Mr. Monette, upstairs in the attic, "The door is locked, then, my friend?"said Mr. Lorry, surprised. (Pg. 32). The very hiding pl