The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 46 summary
Chapter 46 of 117 · Volume 2 · 20 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 46, Monte Cristo refuses Danglars’s visit, buys his horses, and then confronts the banker’s doubts about his unlimited credit with proof of enormous wealth. Danglars agrees to provide money and welcomes him socially, while the count also tightens control over his servants and orders preparations for travel by land and sea.
What happens
- Danglars calls at Monte Cristo’s house but receives no audience, while the count secretly studies him through a spyglass.
- Monte Cristo orders Bertuccio to buy Danglars’s horses and warns Baptistin against discussing or observing his private affairs.
- The horses arrive, and Monte Cristo orders Bertuccio to secure a coastal estate and keep ships and replacement horses ready.
- At Danglars’s house, Monte Cristo challenges the banker’s doubts about his title and unlimited credit.
- Treasury orders and additional credit letters convince Danglars, who accepts a projected annual expenditure of six million francs.
- Danglars promises a payment for the next morning and leads Monte Cristo toward his wife, who receives Lucien Debray.
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The count treats money as a means of overcoming resistance. His acquisition of Danglars’s horses and his command of the banking interview demonstrate this attitude.
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