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- Terrified, Franz goes back to his apartment and finds that the two men between them do not have enough money to pay the ransom. Franz calls on the Count of Monte Cristo, who is home in his neighboring apartment, and who says he will pay the rest of the ransom.
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In desperation, Franz asks Monte Cristo for a loan, explaining that a man waits below for the ransom money. Monte Cristo goes to the window and speaks to the fellow. It is Peppino, the handsome, tanned youth who was pardoned earlier, and who, it turns out, "owes his life" to Monte Cristo.
He says, however, that Franz might be able to do him a favor one day, introducing him to Parisian society, playing host to him as Sinbad hosts Franz now on the mysterious island of Monte Cristo. This is an important reference to a significant literary work.
Franz calls on the Count of Monte Cristo, who is home in his neighboring apartment, and who says he will pay the rest of the ransom. In addition, because Franz seems to know that the Count has a connection to Vampa and his men, the Count agrees to accompany Franz to Vampa and to plead their case in person.
Franz, who has only hinted at his dislike before, tells his friend about the night at Monte Cristo, the hashish, and then of how strange it was to find that the Count knew Vampa and his brigands. Franz worries that no one knows the Count’s true identity, and he wonders where his seemingly infinite wealth comes from.
Accustomed as Franz was to the Italian phraseology, his first impulse was to look round him, but these words were addressed to him. Franz was the "excellency," the vehicle was the "carriage," and the Hôtel de Londres was the "palace." The genius for laudation characteristic of the race was in that phrase.
Franz, unfortunately does not have enough money to pay the ransom. He thus goes to Monte Cristo for help. Monte Cristo of course knows Vampa. Thus, the two set out to set Albert free from the bandit camp where he is being held hostage.
