Welcome back, everyone to 1001 Stories for the Road

And Chapter 17 of the Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandra Dumas.

This is your host and storyteller, John Haggardorn.

This is the chapter we have all been waiting for.

The name of the chapter is the Abbey's Chamber,

to which I'm going to add, Dante's Awakening.

Thank you all so very much for being with us for this story,

which I think is fantastic, and I hope you do too.

And now, Chapter 17.

After having passed with tolerable ease through the subterranean passage, which, however,

did not admit of their holding themselves erect, the two friends reached the further end

of the corridor, into which the abbey's cell opened.

From that point, the passage became much narrower, into which the abbey's cell opened. From that point,

the passage became much narrower and barely permitted one to creep through on hands and knees.

The floor of the abbey's cell was paved, and it had been by raising one of the stones in the most obscure corner that Faria had been able to commence the laborious task of which Dantes had witnessed

the completion. As he entered the laborious task of which Dantes had witnessed the completion.

As he entered the chamber of his friend, Dantes cast around one eager and searching glance

in quest of the expected marvels, but nothing more than common met his view.

It is well, said the Abbey. We have some hours before us. It is now just a quarter past 12 o'clock. Instinctively,

Dantes turned around to observe by what watch or clock the abbey had been able to accurately

specify the hour. Look at this ray of light which enters by my window, said the abbey, and then

observed the lines traced on the wall. Well, by means of these

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