The Count of Monte Cristo - Chapter 26 – The Pont du Gard Inn

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On a sun-scorched road in southern France, a shabby roadside inn waits for customers that never come. Inside, the bitter and broken Caderousse whiles away his days in envy and regret—until a mysterious priest arrives, claiming to bear the dying wishes of Edmond Dantès. As the two men talk, long-buried secrets surface: betrayal, guilt, and the fate of those who destroyed Dantès’s life. What begins as a simple visit soon turns into a quiet reckoning—one that will test Caderousse’s conscience and reveal the reach of the man once thought dead.

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