Minutes: 45
Pages: 70
Summary: Knowing that Villefort's wife will be borrowing the horses the next day, Monte Cristo arranges for the horses to become wild while they pass by his house. As the runaway horses go by, bearing the panic-stricken Madame de Villefort and her son, Edward, Ali (the mute) lassos them easily, saving mother and son. Edward passes out from fear, and Monte Cristo uses a special potent elixir to revive him. Villefort visits Monte Cristo in order to thank him for saving his wife and son. Monte Cristo engages Villefort in a conversation about justice. Villefort reveals that his father, Noirtier has been paralyzed by a stroke.
Reflection: His scheme's depth, to me, reveals the tremendous intelligence of Dumas himself. A multifaceted and intricate story is hard to make be cohesive, yet it all makes perfect sense.
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