The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 116 summary

What happens

1. Peppino demands enormous payment for drink, and Luigi Vampa tells Danglars that his ransom equals all the money he carries.
2. Danglars refuses further payments for two days, then buys food and spends until only 50,000 francs remain.
3. Determined to preserve this sum, Danglars stops buying food, prays for rescue, and imagines an old man dying of hunger.
4. Danglars finally offers his remaining money for survival, and a hidden visitor asks whether he repents.
5. Edmond Dantès reveals his identity, forgives Danglars, and says the stolen hospital money is restored.
6. Vampa feeds and releases Danglars, who discovers at daybreak that his hair is entirely white.

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What to notice

The declaration ends the punishment after Danglars professes repentance. Dantès chooses to preserve his enemy's life rather than continue his suffering.

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