“What Has Been Done” (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 16 – Part 8)

For years, Dantès never imagined escape—not because he lacked desire, but because the idea seemed absurd. But now, watching Abbé Faria collapse in defeat, Dantès is struck by a revelation: the attempt was made. And suddenly, impossibility transforms into blueprint.

The old man failed, yes—but only by inches. And Dantès, younger and stronger, begins to see failure not as futility… but as invitation.

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