The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 43 summary
Chapter 43 of 117 · Volume 2 · 10 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 43, Monte Cristo takes the terrified Bertuccio through his newly purchased house at Auteuil and pressures him to explain his distress. Bertuccio admits that he carries out vengeance there against M. de Villefort, describes a child’s grave, and agrees to tell his secret after the count threatens dismissal.
What happens
- Monte Cristo brings Bertuccio to his new house, where the concierge identifies its former owner as the Marquis of Saint-Méran.
- Bertuccio trembles while guiding the count through the rooms and down a private staircase into the garden.
- In the garden, Bertuccio identifies a spot connected with a murder and begs Monte Cristo to move away.
- Monte Cristo invokes Abbé Busoni’s recommendation and threatens to dismiss Bertuccio unless he explains his secret.
- Bertuccio names M. de Villefort as his target, mentions a buried child, and claims that evidence might still be recovered.
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Bertuccio reads the visit as a purposeful return to his crime. His fear helps Monte Cristo push him toward disclosure.
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