“Danglars” (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 17 – Part 7)

With patient questioning, Abbé Faria begins to narrow the field. Who had reason to keep Dantès from becoming captain? Who stood to gain? The name emerges: Danglars—the Pharaon’s supercargo, a man with a grudge, a motive, and an ear in the right place at the wrong time.

The mystery of Dantès’ downfall starts to take shape—not as fate, but as strategy.

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