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Dante is a responsible, trusted man. He is eighteen or twenty years of age. He is premoted to captain of shit Pharaon because M. Morell, owner of the ship, saw potential in him.
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Dante proposes to Mercedes, the woman whom he loves very much. Dante is put in jail as Danglar, accountant of the ship, Fernand, Mercedes' suitor, and Caderousse, the neighbour plans a backstab on him. A letter is sent that accuses Dante of being a political criminal/threat.
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There he meets a companion, the Abbe Faria, who is a father-like figure to Dante. He helps Dante figure out the behind-the-scene of Dante's case and he also shares valuable things like Science and Math. The Abbe Faria gives Dante faith when he is at his lowest point.
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After replacing himself with the Abbe Faria, Dante sucessfully escapes Chateau d'If and arrives Marseilles.