1) It seems sad that Morrel died without getting to thank his mysterious benefactor, but is there another way to view this circumstance?

2) For the first time, it seems, the count is truly thrown. Are you surprised to see him so moved? And does this episode affect your opinion of him?

3) The count won’t admit to being Simbad or the Englishman, and neither of those personages would admit to being Dantès; does the count need these multiple layers of remove because he senses that letting himself feel too much positive emotion would soften his determination for get revenge?

4) Were you jolted, like the count, by the words “Edmond Dantès” spoken aloud?

Final sentence of chapter:

“‘His voice went to my heart,’ observed Julie; ‘and two or three times I fancied that I had heard it before.’”

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