The Real Treasure (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19 – Part 2)

A final hope of escape is destroyed when the gallery to the sea is rebuilt and the hidden tunnel sealed.

In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 19, Dantès tells Faria that his true fortune is not the gold of Monte Cristo but the friendship, knowledge, and strength of mind his companion has given him — a wealth no jailer can take away.

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