Alone with a Corpse (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19 – Part 8)

As dawn breaks, Dantès’ last doubts fade — Faria is dead.

In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19, Edmond closes the secret passage just in time for the jailer’s arrival, then returns to overhear the discovery of the body. He listens to the shouts for help, the tramp of soldiers, the governor’s orders, and the mingled pity and cruel laughter of the onlookers.

 

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