The Count of Morcerf is vanquished in this chapter. This makes Morcerf tremble and scream with terror the name Edmund Dantes! He goes home, sees his wife and son leaving, and shoots himself. Monte Cristo quickly changes into a sailor costume in an adjoining room. This infuriates Morcerf who demands to know Monte Cristo's real identity. At this opening, Monte Cristo cites the shameful deeds of Fernand Mondego's military past, including desertion at Waterloo and spying in Spain. Morcerf says it is to the contrary, they hardly know each other. The Count says they should lose no time, since they know eachother so well. Morcerf, then, wishes to fight the Count. The Count de Morcerf, who demands to know why his son apologized to the Count instead of fighting him, also visits him. The Count also realizes that he may be falling in love with Haydee. The Count assures Maximilien that should he need anything Maximilien should come to him. The Count guesses he his in love, and Maximilien does not deny it. Maximilien returns with Monte Cristo from the duel, but declines a lunch date with the Count. The Count gives this to her, thus showing that he has pity for the ruin he has brought to her.
Though Mercedes renounces all of her husband's fortune, she is willing to return to Marseilles to retrieve the small amount originally set aside for her and Dantes.
Mercedes' accepts the proposition intending to bring the money with her to a convent. He tells him that Mercedes and he have a right to this pittance, and that they should take it. It is here where so many years ago he buried the three thousand francs meant to start his household with Mercedes. In the letter he directs Albert to a garden at Dantes' father's house. At this moment, Albert receives a letter from the Count. She admires his courage, but instills in him her confidence for his future success. He informs her that he intends to live in poverty. When he goes to his mother's room he discovers that she too is packing. He packs jewels and a portrait of his mother in his suitcase. She is still noblehearted, and is willing to see her treacherous husband's honor go unavenged.Īlbert begins to pack as soon as he arrives home, for he cannot live in Paris amidst his father's corrupted past. Monte Cristo was willing to die in the duel and spare Albert, however the Countess prevents this occurrence. This chapter highlights the Count's exceptional shot, which he no doubt cultivated in the nine year interlude between is escape from prison and the realization of his vengeance. Monte Cristo accepts and the two shake hands. Thus Albert apologizes to Monte Cristo and offers him his hand. When Albert arrives, however, Monte Cristo realizes that his mother has told him everything. Despite this he warns them that he shall not win. He places an ace of diamonds in the four-corners of a wooden board, and shoots the center of the diamond of each card.
Monte Cristo allays their fears that he has a poor shot.
His second, Maximilien Morrel, and his sister, Julie's, husband are also present. Of course, the next morning when Albert apologizes to the Count, Monte Cristo realizes that the Countess had never planned that he should die in place of Albert. This is the first time the reader catches a glimpse of Monte Cristo's dormant feelings for Mercedes. The Countess of Morcerf visits Monte Cristo and succeeds in obtaining his sympathy. He is surprised when she thanks him for sparing her son. When Monte Cristo agrees to let Albert live, he tells her this means that he will die. She did not realize that she had married Dantes' enemy, the man who had had him incarcerated. She cries that she too has suffered from pain of loss of Dantes, her lover. The Countess de Morcerf (Mercedes) visits Monte Cristo and pleads with the Count to spare her son.
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