Monte Cristo’s Innocent Simplicity
Monte Cristo’s Innocent Simplicity Maintaining a graceful suavity backed by an assumed simplicity, Monte Cristo presses the banker, turning the question back on him until Danglars grows visibly uncomfortable. The count’s polite demeanor steadily gains ground over the banker’s forced civility, which edges toward impertinence.
The Baron’s Limits
The Baron’s Limits Monte Cristo deduces that while Thomson & French set no bounds to their commitments, Danglars keeps strict limits on his own. When he coldly suggests that he must therefore be the first to question the baron’s resources, Danglars bristles with haughty indignation, claiming his wealth has never before been doubted.
A Mere Million
A Mere Million Throwing himself back in his chair with purse-proud confidence, Danglars offers to meet even a demand of one million francs. Monte Cristo cuts him off, smiling, and dismisses the sum as a mere trifle he is accustomed to carrying in his pocket-book or dressing-case.
Treasury Orders from the Pocket
Treasury Orders from the Pocket Monte Cristo produces a small case of visiting-cards and draws forth two treasury orders of 500,000 francs each, payable at sight to the bearer. The revelation stuns Danglars, whose pupils dilate horribly as he trembles on the verge of apoplexy.
Three Letters of Credit
Three Letters of Credit Monte Cristo explains that, anticipating doubt, he obtained two additional unlimited letters of credit—one from Arstein & Eskeles of Vienna to Baron Rothschild, the other from Baring of London upon M. Lafitte. Danglars scrutinizes the signatures and is forced to acknowledge their authenticity.
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