Edmond forces open the abbé’s jaws and administers the remedy — then waits, fearing he may have been too late.

An hour passes before color returns to Faria’s cheeks and life stirs once more.

In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 17, relief floods Dantès, but the approach of the jailer forces him to act quickly to conceal their connection.

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