(The curse is uttered in a mirrored salon, possibly suggesting that it rebounds on the speaker.) The Marquis St. Evrémonde's carriage heads for his country chateau through the streets of Paris, at the break-neck pace favored by the nobility.
In the mirrored salon, the Marquis St. Evrémonde's carriage travels towards his country residence in Paris at a speed characteristic of noble traffic, suggesting that the curse might affect him.