About this story
Villefort's house dies of poison in installments; a red silk purse that saved one Morrel is lent to save the next. A promise dated the fifth of October is kept on a terrace at sunset. One hundred and seventeen chapters carry you from a mourning flag to the words wait and hope.
Who you’ll meet
Monsieur Morrel, the Marseille shipowner whose captain died at sea and who is about to promote you in public, with Danglars the purser three feet behind him inventing a suspicion over an open ledger.
How it opens
The Pharaon entered Marseille under a pilot's hand, her rigging marked by a mournful flag.
You stood upon deck at nineteen, carrying command after Captain Leclere's death at sea.
Harbor PilotEase the foresail, Dantes; the berth is crowded beyond the mole.
Monsieur MorrelEdmond, why is the captain absent and the crew dressed for mourning?
DanglarsThe first mate can provide the account, since he assumed every order.
Choose
Captain Leclere died of fever after days under care.
I kept his orders and brought every man safely home.