1001 Stories For The Road

Before making his promised visit to the Morrell Family the Count sees his young slave girl Haidee and lets her know she is no longer a slave as they are now living in France where slavery is illegal. She professes her love for him and admits she has no desire to know anyone else.

After comes a very moving family who do not reconize the count but want to share their happiness at how their destinies were shaped by a man who saved their father's life and fortune- they ask if the Count knew the man.

The Count embroils himself in a philosophical discussion with Villafort after Villafort travels to the Count's residence to thank him for saving his wife's life.

The Count begins to weave his web of revenge around Danglars family and wealth, which also brings him into the circle of Villefort. Needless to say, the plot thickens and its good.

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Remember Danglars? He was the crooked ship agent who sabotaged Dantes by falesely reporting him to the King as a turncoat and benefitting greatly from that action. The Count has a plan for Danglers and he is putting it in action along with another plan for Villafort.

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Bertuccio completes his story,this time relaying his story of how he was an unseen witness to the murder of the jeweler who had come to the Caderousse tavern to possibly buy the huge stone he had been told of. Bertuccio explained how the Abbe Busoni, who had given him the jewel, helped him in his time of need and recommended he become the peronal aide to the count, who was looking for the right person he trust.

Bertuccio, who is the count's right-hand man, relates his story to the Count,beginning with his discovery that his brother, a soldier, has been slain in Nimes by murderers, and the law was not investigationg it as they should. He went to the King's Attorney, whose name was Villafort (the same man who condemned the Count (Dantes) to prison years before , hoping to glorify himself to the King so he could become the king's attorney, even though he knew Dantes was innocent.

Now Villafort reats Bertuccio with the same lack of concern- and Bertuccio threatens to kill him.

That much you already know- today you get the story of the infant boy that Bertuccio rescued-

The Vendetta pT 1 Bertuccio explains that years ago, his brother, who had been a soldier in Napoleon's army, was murdered by royalist assassins in the city of Nîmes. Seeking justice, Bertuccio visited the public prosecutor of Nîmes, who at the time was Gérard de Villefort. Villefort, a royalist, was unsympathetic to Bertuccio's story and coolly turned him away. Bertuccio swore revenge on the public prosecutor.

Terrified for his life, Villefort transferred to Versailles, but Bertuccio followed him there. Bertuccio soon discovered that Villefort often came to visit the summerhouse in Auteuil, where he kept his mistress, a widowed baroness. One night, Bertuccio lay in wait for Villefort in the small garden behind the house and stabbed him, leaving him for dead. Villefort had just finished burying a box when Bertuccio pounced on him and grabbed the box, thinking that it contained a treasure. Instead, he found a baby, which had been smothered but started breathing after being given mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

Chapter 42: Monsieur Bertuccio After taking leave of the Morcerf family, Monte Cristo purchases a summerhouse in Auteuil. The previous owner was the Marquis of Saint-Méran, whose daughter married Villefort and died soon after.

Chapter 43: The House at Auteuil Monte Cristo goes to visit his new summerhouse. While he explores the grounds, his steward, Bertuccio, becomes frantic. When Monte Cristo presses him for an explanation of his agitation, Bertuccio unfolds a complex story.

Still a guest of young Morcerf as the day draws on, the Count is introduced to Mercedes.

This is a great chapter. Will she recognize him?

The Count arrives on time in Paris for the long awaited breakfast appointment with the young Albert Morcerf, the son of Mercedes. Alberts notable guests at the table enjoy the discussion.