The Count of Monte Cristo: Chapters 96–117

by Alexandre Dumas
After being falsely imprisoned, Edmond Dantès escapes, disguises himself as the Count of Monte Cristo, and seeks revenge. Learn these words from the 1888 translation by George Routledge and Sons. Read the full text here.

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  1. manacle
    confine or restrain with or as if with handcuffs
    “Come, come,” said Andrea, “sheathe your sword, my fine fellow; there is no occasion to make such a fuss, since I give myself up;” and he held out his hands to be manacled.
  2. somnolence
    a very sleepy state
    The nervous excitement of which we speak pursued Valentine even in her sleep, or rather in that state of somnolence which succeeded her waking hours...
  3. interlocutor
    a person who takes part in a conversation
    Then, having riveted the eyes of his interlocutor on his own, he glanced towards the door.
  4. laconically
    in a brief, concise, and dry manner
    “Yes,” answered the doctor laconically, dropping the sheet he had raised.
  5. opulence
    wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
    The world will think you abandoned and poor, for the wife of a bankrupt would never be forgiven, were she to keep up an appearance of opulence.
  6. indissoluble
    incapable of being broken up
    Yet these two noble and intelligent creatures, united by the indissoluble ties of maternal and filial love, had succeeded in tacitly understanding one another, and economizing their stores, and Albert had been able to tell his mother without extorting a change of countenance:
    “Mother, we have no more money.”
  7. malevolence
    wishing evil to others
    As for the accused himself, many remembered him as being so amiable, so handsome, and so liberal, that they chose to think him the victim of some conspiracy, since in this world large fortunes frequently excite the malevolence and jealousy of some unknown enemy.
  8. bravado
    a swaggering show of courage
    There was no longer any deceit or bravado in the manner of the accused.
  9. contingency
    a possible event or occurrence or result
    All the weight of his fallen fortune seemed suddenly to crush him; he could not foresee the consequences; he could not contemplate the future with the indifference of the hardened criminal who merely faces a contingency already familiar.
  10. infirmity
    the state of being weak in health or body
    The old man appeared to be listening attentively and as affectionately as his infirmities would allow to the Abbé Busoni, who looked cold and calm, as usual.
  11. garret
    floor consisting of open space at the top of a house
    The house, with all its crumbling antiquity and apparent misery, was yet cheerful and picturesque, and was the same that old Dantès formerly inhabited — the only difference being that the old man occupied merely the garret, while the whole house was now placed at the command of Mercédès by the count.
  12. vacillating
    uncertain in purpose or action
    “Oh, it must have been the young man, certainly, for he was strong and industrious, while the abbé was aged and weak; besides, his mind was too vacillating to allow him to carry out an idea.”
  13. pittance
    an inadequate payment
    ...to these were added about fifty little vagabonds from the Papal States, who earned a pittance by diving into the Tiber at high water from the bridge of St. Angelo.
  14. usury
    the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
    “Why do you offer me 4,000,000 for what is worth 5,000,000? This is a kind of usury, banker, that I do not understand.”
  15. zephyr
    a slight wind
    A delicious zephyr played along the coasts of the Mediterranean, and wafted from shore to shore the sweet perfume of plants, mingled with the fresh smell of the sea.
Created on Sun Nov 29 16:03:33 EST 2020 (updated Tue Aug 05 19:35:30 EDT 2025)

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