Morrel calls to Dantès and asks him if this is true. Dantès, he says, took command of the ship with no authority and then lingered a day at the Isle of Elba instead of sailing on a straight course for Marseilles. Morrel remarks that a life at sea doesn't necessarily guarantee one's worth as a sailor he cites young Dantès' obvious skill and relish for sailoring. Monsieur Danglars, the purser, comes forward to give Morrel further information about the voyage.ĭanglars, a rather melancholy, oily man of about twenty-five, laments the loss of the ship's captain, a man who spent his life at sea. The handsome young man then gives orders to lower the top sails and invites Morrel aboard. The man in the rowboat is Monsieur Morrel, the ship's owner, and he inquires about the gloomy mood of the sailors he is told that their captain died of brain fever, but that the cargo is safe. Suddenly, we see a man being rowed out to the ship, where he hails a tall, dark, and slender young man, Edmond Dantès, on board the Pharaon. Strangely, there is a quiet, solemn air about the approaching ship, even though the pilot seems to have her in perfect control. Like all dockings, this one attracts a large crowd, but this particular ship draws a great crowd because it belongs to a wealthy man of Marseilles, Monsieur Morrel. The Pharaon, a three-masted sailing ship coming from Italy, is docking.
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