A vessel fit for a hidden fortune.

In The Count of Monte Cristo, Chapter 25, Edmond commissions secret compartments in his new yacht, designed to conceal three divisions known only to him. The next day he sails from Genoa under the guise of a rich Spanish nobleman who prefers to command his own vessel. Crowds gather in admiration as the yacht answers his hand with uncanny precision, each spectator wagering a different destination. None guess the truth: Monte Cristo.

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