THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO - CHAPTERS 26-28 A

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO - CHAPTERS 26-28 A

Just when I start to think that our adventures can't get any better Dumas peels back another layer to this amazing tale! It is hard not to keep on going! My book has underlines and notes all over it!

When my husband and I were first married, there was a show on TV called The Pretender. The idea of the show was that a boy was taken from his family and raised in a place called "The Center." He was unbelievably brilliant. One day he escapes from The Center. Every week he becomes someone new, able to work in any field and in any position. In doing so, he attempts to find and piece together clues to his past. Dumas takes us on a similar journey with Dantes this week.

 Dantes needs to be sure of the events that led up to his arrest and imprisonment. It's time to verify the conclusions that he and Faria came to.

First stop - Gaspard Caderousse. Comments and thoughts on his conversation with Caderousse.

Did you feel that he deserved the diamond?

Second stop - M. de Boville. Comments and thoughts on his visit with Boville.

I loved the quote," The man made a deep impression on me. I shall never forget his face." Obviously from Boville's startled expression when they first meet, he knows that he's meet this man before. His mind is so occupied that he doesn't take the time to place him thank goodness! Whew!

And I don't know if there's something up with locusts and their "monotonous call" but they've shown up right before the conversation with Caderousse and before Dantes discovers the treasure. Is this just a couple of times happening or do we have some type of ominous foreshadowing or some type of monotony before something big occurs? Not sure, but I'm on the lookout for locusts!

My thoughts on the conversations tomorrow!