Doctor Confirms Prisoner’s Death
Doctor Confirms Prisoner’s Death The doctor examines the symptoms of the malady and declares the prisoner dead. Dantès, listening from behind the wall, is indignant at the casual manner in which questions and answers are exchanged, feeling the abbé deserves far more love and respect than is shown.
Governor Mandates Legal Death Formalities
Governor Mandates Legal Death Formalities The governor expresses regret at the abbé’s death, noting he was a quiet, inoffensive prisoner. However, out of official duty, he insists that the proper legal formalities be fulfilled, not content with a simple examination, and orders that the irons be heated.
Heated Iron Death Test Conducted
Heated Iron Death Test Conducted A turnkey brings in a lighted brazier, and the doctor applies the heated iron to the corpse. The crackling of burning flesh and its nauseous smell reach Dantès through the wall, causing him to break out in perspiration and nearly faint at the horror of it.
Dantès Horrified by Corpse Burning
Dantès Horrified by Corpse Burning Listening in horror as the burning continues, Dantès is deeply shaken. The doctor pronounces the burn on the heel decisive proof of death, declaring the abbé cured of his folly and delivered from his captivity in a callous remark.
Officials Discuss Abbé Faria’s Background
Officials Discuss Abbé Faria’s Background The officers confirm the prisoner’s name was Faria, an ancient name. The jailer reports the abbé was well-behaved, sometimes amused him with stories, and once cured his wife with a prescription. The doctor jokingly claims a rival and assures proper respect will be shown in death.
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