The Count of Monte Cristo

Danglars Seeks to End the Match

Danglars expressed frustration to Monte Cristo about Albert’s cold demeanor, declaring he had promised to give his daughter to a man who loved her, not one who did not. He questioned the wisdom of proceeding with the Morcerf match given Albert’s apparent lack of affection and his father’s questionable past. The banker requested Monte Cristo to speak explicitly with the elder Morcerf to either confirm the marriage with a fixed day and conditions or end negotiations entirely.

The Courier from Greece

Upon returning from his private conversation with Monte Cristo, Danglars appeared visibly agitated after receiving an important courier from Greece. His manner changed dramatically, and he cast suspicious glances at Albert when the young man inquired casually about King Otho’s wellbeing. Monte Cristo observed the banker’s distress and turned away to conceal any expression of pity that might have betrayed his own knowledge of the situation.

The Secret of Yanina

As Albert departed with Monte Cristo, Danglars whispered urgently to the count that his advice had proven excellent and that there was an entire history connected with the names Fernand and Yanina. Monte Cristo’s understated response suggested he was already aware of this secret. The count agreed to remove the young man from the scene, and Andrea Cavalcanti remained behind as the apparent victor in his pursuit of the banker’s daughter.

第七十七章 Haydée

Chapter 77 opens with Albert de Morcerf and the Count of Monte Cristo traveling in a carriage after a visit to the Danglars household. Albert vents his frustration over being excluded from Eugénie Danglars’ social circle, as her family welcomes Andrea Cavalcanti as a potential suitor for her hand. Monte Cristo reveals he has been commissioned by Baron Danglars to pressure Albert’s father, the Comte de Morcerf, to finalize a formal family arrangement, and notes the recent unexplained rift between Danglars and Debray. The pair arrive at Monte Cristo’s Paris residence, where Albert expresses admiration for the count’s household staff, who anticipate his needs instantly. Albert hears guzla music from an adjacent room, leading Monte Cristo to introduce Haydée, his enslaved companion, and explain the origins and meaning of her uncommon name. Chapter 77 centers on Haydée’s recounting of her traumatic early life to Albert de Morcerf, with the Count of Monte Cristo present and setting terms for her story: she may share the fate of her father, but is forbidden from naming the traitor or the act of treason that upended her family. This chapter concludes Haydée’s first-person account of her family’s fate after her father Ali Tepelini, Grand Vizier of Yanina, was betrayed and executed by Ottoman forces under Seraskier Kourchid.