The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 30 summary
Chapter 30 of 117 · Volume 2 · 22 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 30, Morrel faces an unpaid debt and prepares to kill himself, but Julie brings proof of payment just before eleven, and a replacement Pharaon enters the harbor. His family celebrates its rescue while a hidden benefactor leaves by yacht and declares that he now turns from rewarding goodness to punishing wrongdoing.
What happens
- Morrel meets successive payments, but banks refuse credit and Danglars rejects his appeal for help.
- His family summons Maximilian as Morrel counts his inadequate funds and makes preparations that alarm them.
- Julie receives instructions signed Sinbad the Sailor and leaves to fetch a purse, with Emmanuel nearby.
- Maximilian discovers his father's pistols and reluctantly agrees to survive him and support the family.
- Julie interrupts Morrel's suicide attempt with a receipted bill and a diamond, while Emmanuel announces the Pharaon's arrival.
- The family finds a replacement ship, and a concealed stranger departs after declaring his purpose of vengeance.
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