1. What, exactly, has been the relationship between Madame Danglars and Debray—purely business or business mixed with romance?

2. The narration presents the fact that Debray is renting an apartment in the same building as Mercédès and Albert as essentially a coincidence, while for Dumas it seems like a convenience to contrast Debray’s reactions to the misfortunes of Madame Danglars and Albert; why is he so cold toward the former and so warm toward the latter?

Final sentence of chapter:

“Then he drew his hand across a brow furrowed with doubt and said: ‘Alas! How can I give those two innocent people back the happiness I have taken away from them. God will help me.’”

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