The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 56: riassunto
Chapter 56 di 117 · Volume 3 · 17 min per leggere: chapter
In Chapter 56, Monte Cristo brings Andrea Cavalcanti together with his supposed father, and their private conversation reveals that both receive payment for pretending to be relatives. The count secretly watches their exchange, supplies Andrea with money, and invites both men to a dinner where they can meet Danglars.
Cosa succede
- Andrea gives Monte Cristo a story about his noble birth, abduction, education, and search for his father.
- Monte Cristo promises financial support, warns Andrea against discussing his past, and sends him to meet Major Bartolomeo Cavalcanti.
- Watching through a hidden opening, Monte Cristo sees the men exchange papers and acknowledge their paid family roles.
- The men compare letters from Abbé Busoni and Sinbad the Sailor and agree to continue without questioning the arrangement.
- Monte Cristo gives Andrea banknotes and invites both men to a formal dinner at Auteuil with Danglars.
- After their departure, Monte Cristo calls them scoundrels and decides to visit the Morrels.
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Cosa notare
The question exposes the reunion as a paid performance rather than a genuine family discovery. It begins the men's open agreement to maintain their false relationship.
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