Chateau D'if
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It is a story we may well hope would never be our own. One of great love, but also great betrayal. In it there was a seemingly loyal, Chess loving friend. But because of greed and envy, that friend betrayed a trust unrighteously; and that betrayal brought confinement for Edmond in the treacherous Chateau D'if. For 13 years. While the betraying friend married Edmond's beloved.But (for most of us anyway) we are not going to be betrayed, and we will not be sent to a place like this one.
However, Edmond Dantes was a sweet and trusting man. Believing the words of certain people was the first step downward, which led to his eventual imprisonment. Not a nice prison with built-in air conditioning or television or the Internet. Not so much as a flush toilet. No, there was only desolation and horror awaiting Edmond.
And then! you will need to read this great book, to find out! Or, hey - there are always the movie versions. Tonight, loved ones invited us to view one of these, and we were moved by it. Besides the sword fighting, the horse riding, the treasure hunting, and paternity questioning, the best parts were the loyalties. The Priest who loved him like a father (my favorite person!). The ship's captain who saved the Count as he dragged himself from the sea; the friend who owed his own life to the Count; the long lost son who found loyalty in the nick of time. In the end, this is what we all go back to, over and over again:
Family. It's what Counts.
See you along the way!
the SconeLady
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