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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAPS 93-94)

CHAP 93 VALENTINE Maximilien Morrel, fresh from the aborted duel, goes to visit Valentine at the Villefort home, where she announces that she has decided that finally she and Noirtier will move out t…

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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAPS 91-92) MOTHER & SON and THE SUICIDE

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Chapter 91: The Meeting
Monte Cristo confides to Maximilian and Emmanuel that he plans to let himself be killed. He then demonstrates his almost superhuman skill with the pistol so t…

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HE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CAPS 89-90) A NOTURNAL INTERVIEW, THE MEETING

Two dramatic chapters no summary to give away the plot.......

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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAPS 87-88) THE CHALLENGE and THE INSULT

CHAP 87 THE CHALLENGE

SummaryAnalysis Infuriated, Morcerf says that he must go to the man who set all these things in motion. He asks Beauchamp if he knows who could have planted the story at the riv…

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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAPS 85-86) THE JOURNEY and THE TRIAL

SummaryAnalysis CHAP 85 THE JOURNEY When the two men reach the Count, they do not tell him what has happened, although the Count can sense that Albert is out of sorts. At this, the Count suggests tha…

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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 84) BEAUCHAMP

Beauchamp visits Albert after their agreed-upon three weeks have passed, and reveals that he has spent these three weeks traveling out to Janina and back, to see whether there is any truth in the sto…

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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAPS 82-83)

 CHAP 82 SUMMARY

Monte Cristo does indeed go to Auteuil to try out some horses. There, however, Baptistin informs him that an anonymous letter has arrived saying that the Count's house in Paris is to…

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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 81) THE ROOM OF THE RETIRED BAKER

CHAPTER 81   THE ROOM OF THE RETIRED BAKER  Andrea receives his monthly installment from his "father," via the Count, who is managing the income for him by drawing on Danglars' bank. Danglars is conv…

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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAPS 79-80)

CHAP 79 THE LEMONADE

still in a good mood, Maximilien walks to the Villefort home, where he is scheduled to meet with Valentine (who is now free of her engagement to Franz) and Noirtier. Valentine in…

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THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (CHAP 78) PANNINA

The chapter opens with Fernand de Morcerf meeting Danglars at the latter's home. Morcerf is there, finally, to confirm what the two men have discussed between themselves for eight years: that Albert …

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