Section 11: Volume 3, chapters 10-13 Summary

In chapter ten, Count De Villefort inherits Chateau le Blanc. His daughter, Blanche, leaves the convent and is very pleased with the chateau's beauty, though the countess complains. In chapter eleven, Dorothee tells Blanche that her late lady died in the suite of rooms at the end of the passage. After the family takes a boat ride, they take shelter in the monastery because a storm is approaching. When their carriages return them to Chateau le Blanc, they hear a signal of distress from a sea vessel stuck in the storm. Count De Villefort hosts the strangers who turn out to be Emily, Du Pont, Annette, and Ludovico.

In chapter twelve, Blanche convinces her father to invite Emily to stay at the chateau instead of the convent. Emily talks to Dorothee about the mysterious music, and Dorothee...