The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 14 summary

What happens

1. The inspector enters the dungeons after the governor describes their prisoners as dangerous or insane.
2. Dantès requests a trial, learns the date, and takes the inspector’s promise to examine his case as grounds for hope.
3. Abbé Faria offers millions for freedom, but the officials dismiss his treasure claim as madness.
4. The inspector reads a note labeling Dantès a violent Bonapartist and decides that nothing can be done.
5. Dantès counts the days, repeatedly postponing his expected release as months pass without change.
6. After a year, a new governor identifies prisoners by numbers, and Dantès becomes number 34.

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What to notice

Dantès asks for a legal judgment rather than better conditions. His request contrasts with the inspector’s reliance on an accusation in the register.

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