DESCARGA
The Count's Millions
Synopsis
Set in Paris, this late-19th-century novel centers on Count de Chalusse, whose sudden incapacitation throws his household into disorder. The turbulent atmosphere of the Hotel de Chalusse quickly gives way to alarm when a cab driver arrives with the count unconscious, apparently after a stroke, leaving the servants torn between worry for their master and anxious speculation about what his condition might mean for them. Marguerite, the count’s beautiful ward, emerges shaken by what has happened. When a doctor arrives, it becomes clear that the count’s earlier distress may have been linked to a mysterious letter he tore up, suggesting a hidden connection behind the turmoil and the unresolved question of his wealth.
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