Chapter 12

Chapter 12 

The Power of Love

Dantes was time to leave Paris, So he traveled to Marseilles. The young man could not stop grieving over the loss of Valentine. In Marseilles, Maximilian went to visit his friends, while Dantes went to see Mercedes. She had been weeping because her son Albert had joined the army. Now she was all alone.After leaving Mercedes, Dantes visited the Chateau d’If—which was no longer a prison. A guide took him to his old cell, and then to the cell of Father Faria.  He showed Dantes the book that the old priest had written on cloth.  When Dantes returned to Marseilles, Maximilian was still in a gloomy mood. Dantes said, I must go to Italy now. Promise to meet me on the Isle of Monte Cristo when I return.The sad young man promised to do so. Dantes had unfinished business to attend to in Italy. Vampa offered food to his prisoner but he demanded 100,000 francs per meal. The greedy Danglars had refused to pay. Why, this is robbery, I simply won’t eat,” he declared in outrage. But as the days went by, Danglars grew weaker and weake. One day Danglars heard a voice in the darkness. Danglars turned around. In the shadows he saw a man wearing a cloak. Then I forgive you. the man in the cloak said, as he stepped closer. I forgive you because I myself need to be forgiven. “The Count of Monte Cristo” cried Danglars. I am the man you so cruelly betrayed many years ago. I am Edmond Dantes. Danglars fell to the floor in shock. When he came to, he was lying alongside a road. He crawled down to a stream to drink some water. When he looked at his reflection in the water, he saw that his hair had turned white! Meanwhile, Dantes sailed from Italy to the Isle of Monte Cristo. The death trying to break up tough love, you two do not have to leave each other.Do you love me, then?” said Dantes. Oh, yes, I love you. Haydee cried.I love you as I love my life.Let it be as you wish, my sweet angel. was going to punish myself for my acts of revenge.  Tell Valentine to pray for me. I once thought I was the equal of God in handing out rewards and punishments. I now know that true power and wisdom belong to God alone. Maximilian, I’ve learned that only a man who has truly suffered can be truly happy. That is why I have let you suffer as you did. Live and be happy, dear children of my heart. Never forget that all human wisdom is in these words Wait and hope. Your friend, Edmond Dantes Where is the count? Maximilian asked the sailor. The man pointed to a tiny white sail on the far blue horizon. Who knows if we shall ever see them again,We can only wait and hope.