First Steps on Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 23 – Part 3)

At last, the island itself comes into view.

In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 23, Edmond guides the course toward Monte Cristo, his emotions rising and falling with each glimpse of its rocky silhouette. By nightfall, La Jeune Amélie drops anchor, and Dantès leaps ashore, barely able to conceal his fervor. Under the silver light of the moon, he questions Jacopo about where they will pass the night on this long-awaited island.

 

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