After a long wait, another banger of a chapter—with stunning moments!

1. Most chapters of TCoMC begin with a change in characters, location, and/or time. Why do you think Dumas, up to this point, hasn’t made much use of the type of cliffhanger he employs at the end of Chapter 82?

2. Do you think the count believes in God?

3. Why does the count feel compelled to reveal his true identity to the dying Caderousse? Is he intending to trigger the kind of remorse in Caderousse that will allow him to repent and thus avoid eternal damnation? If so, is the count acting out of kindness?

4. How did you react to the narrative choice not to let us hear the name uttered by the count?

Final sentence of chapter:

“They found Abbé Busoni praying beside the body.”

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