The House at Auteuil — Monte Cristo Demands the Truth (The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 43 – Part 5)

The Count of Monte Cristo confronts Bertuccio in the garden, refusing to let his fear and secrecy go unexplained. Invoking the Abbé Busoni’s recommendation and the French law’s punishment for assassination, the Count steadily presses his steward toward an admission. Bertuccio insists he has served faithfully, but his shaken appearance betrays a conscience burdened by the past. The silence between master and servant can no longer hold.   ⸻   New to the journey? Start from the beginning at: http://countdownofmontecristo.com   Support the project on Patreon and receive full-length, story-only audio after each chapter: https://patreon.com/gruntworkpod   Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or follow along on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf3vyewhvQugX5M3oREl57A   ⸻   The Countdown of Monte Cristo is a daily podcast reading one page at a time from Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel — every day, for four years. Whether you’re starting from the beginning or joining mid-journey, each episode brings you deeper into the story of The Count of Monte Cristo.