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Mari asked this question about The Count of Monte Cristo:
I never quite got how he was innocent. I mean sure the gang conspired to turn him in, but he broke the law all on his own. He CHOSE TO TAKE THE COMPLETELY ILLEGAL LETTER FROM A TRAITOR TO HIS GOVERNMENT! If someone had a letter from Osama Bin Laden to a bunch of ISIS sympathizers, I would make sure the government knew he was a traitor too! Even if they did it because they were jealous, he still broke the law. So?
joyce marceau Once the government changed hands and the ship owner tried to have the prison sentence overturned, he should have been released. His sentence would ha…moreOnce the government changed hands and the ship owner tried to have the prison sentence overturned, he should have been released. His sentence would have been weeks not years. But that wouldn't have made such a good story, would it?!(less)
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The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
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