Chapter 146 - The Reunion: I

Both the count and his butler had been telling the truth when they'd informed Albert about the major's visit. Monte Cristo had used this appointment as his excuse to decline Albert's dinner invitation. The clock had just struck seven, and Bertuccio had left for the estate two hours earlier, just as he'd been ordered, when a taxi pulled up to the mansion gates. The passenger stepped out quickly, and the cab sped away as if embarrassed to be seen there.