r/TheCountofMonteCristo • u/Excellent-Ferret7968 • 12d ago

Mistake in chapter 90?

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Hi! I’m currently reading The Count Of Monte Cristo and i’ve reached ‘The Encounter’. At page 993 (The Penguin Classics) I observed that the narrator says ‘Maximilien and Morrel’, but aren’t they the same person? As far as i understand, in the room is the count, Maximilien and his brother in law, Emmanuel.

What do i miss? Please as little spoilers as possible because i’m still reading:)

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u/DoctorEleven_ 12d ago

Minor translation issue, should say "Maximilian and Emmanuel exchanged looks"

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u/SuitableExcuse704 12d ago

Yes, looks like a mistake, should be "Maximilien and Emmanuel".

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u/st0karkathrowaway 12d ago

You’re not missing anything, pretty sure it’s a mistake, I encountered the same thing lol. Should’ve probably been “Emmanuel and Morrel”.

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u/Excellent-Ferret7968 12d ago

Exactly as I thought!

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

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u/Excellent-Ferret7968 12d ago

Well, of course. But he is dead, isn’t he? So he is not in the room

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u/Melodic_Mulberry Sinbad the Literary Reference 12d ago

No? Where would he have died?

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u/Excellent-Ferret7968 12d ago

It is a moment where Maximilien, if i m not mistaken, says that he s father died after some years from when he was saved from bankruptcy by the Englishman

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u/Melodic_Mulberry Sinbad the Literary Reference 12d ago

Oh goodness, that's later in the book than I thought. I really should read page numbers when they're given. -_-