Chapter 42, Monsieur Bertuccio, Chapter 43, The House at Auteuil, Chapter 44, The Vendetta, Chapter 45, The Rain of Blood, Chapter 46, Unlimited Credit, Chapter 47, The Dappled Greys, and Chapter 48, Ideology Summary

The Count of Monte Cristo and his servant, Bertuccio, go to buy a home in Auteuil. (Chapter 43, The House at Auteuil) He learns the home once belonged to the Marquis of Saint-Meran, Villefort's father-in-law. Bertuccio said he knew Villefort, and the man was a villain. (Chapter 44, The Vendetta) He tells the count his brother, a Bonapartist, was killed in a massacre when the king was fighting Napoleon. Bertuccio went to Villefort, who refused to do anything to avenge his brother or get money for his widow. Bertuccio swears to get back at Villefort...