Marks on the Rocks (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 23 – Part 6)
Exploring Monte Cristo alone, Dantès follows a narrow cleft carved by a torrent, searching for the grottos of legend. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 23, he discovers faint marks scratched into ...
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The Hunger for More (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 23 – Part 5)
Feigning a hunting trip, Dantès sends Jacopo back to the crew and climbs alone into the heights of Monte Cristo. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 23, Edmond gazes down on the smugglers below, ref...
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The Grottos of Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 23 – Part 4)
Dantès presses Jacopo about the hidden grottos of Monte Cristo — only to be told that none exist. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 23, Edmond wrestles with doubt and resolves to delay his search ...
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First Steps on Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 23 – Part 3)
At last, the island itself comes into view. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 23, Edmond guides the course toward Monte Cristo, his emotions rising and falling with each glimpse of its rocky silho...
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The Solitude of the Sea (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 23 – Part 2)
Dantès’ command of the crew grows so complete that even the old patron yields to him. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 23, Edmond takes the helm through the night, guiding the vessel beneath the ...
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Dreams of Treasure (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 23 – Part 1)
At last, fortune brings Edmond the chance to set foot on Monte Cristo without suspicion. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 23, Dantès spends a restless night filled with dazzling dreams of treasur...
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The Plan at Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 22 – Part 8)
Opportunity at last: during a smugglers’ meeting in Leghorn, the patron of La Jeune Amélie proposes Monte Cristo as the perfect neutral ground for their next landing. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Cha...
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The Tutor and the Pupil (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 22 – Part 7)
On long days at sea, Dantès becomes to Jacopo what Faria had been to him — a teacher. In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 22, he teaches his Corsican companion the language of the stars and the secr...
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