Visit to Monte Cristo
Beauchamp, seeing the young man about to relapse into melancholy, suggests they go out—a ride in the wood or on horseback to refresh themselves before returning to breakfast and their respective affairs. Albert agrees but prefers to walk, thinking a little exertion would do him good. As they walk past the Madeleine, Beauchamp proposes they call on M. de Monte Cristo, whom he describes as admirably adapted to revive one’s spirits because he never interrogates. In Beauchamp’s opinion, those who ask no questions make the best comforters. Albert gladly agrees, declaring his love for the count, and the two friends set off together.
第八十五章 The Journey
Chapter 85 depicts the Count of Monte Cristo’s invitation to Viscount Albert de Morcerf for a journey to Normandy, which transforms into a transformative experience. The chapter traces the duo’s departure from Paris, their swift travels, peaceful days at a seaside villa, and a dramatic interruption that compels Albert to return urgently to the capital. This narrative arc conceals the Count’s calculated machinations while simultaneously exposing the sins of Albert’s father to public scrutiny.
The Cavalcanti Engagement
The chapter opens with Monte Cristo engaged in correspondence concerning Cavalcanti’s documentation for his marriage to Mademoiselle Danglars. Beauchamp and Albert visit the Count, who disavows any involvement in orchestrating the match despite being commissioned to request the Major’s papers. Monte Cristo reveals he warned M. Danglars about Cavalcanti’s mysterious background—the young man was either kidnapped by gypsies, charmed by a nurse, or lost by his tutor, with his father having lost sight of him for over a decade. Albert accepts that his engagement to Eugénie has dissolved, having requested its termination himself. When Monte Cristo observes Albert appears troubled, he proposes a remedy: change of scenery. The Count explains he wishes to flee Paris, where police investigations into Caderousse’s supposed assassins have turned his residence into a target for every robber in France.
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