... replied the governor, and he signed to the turnkey to open the door. At the sound of the key turning in the lock, and the creaking of the hinges, Dantes, who was crouched in a corner of the dungeon, ... continued THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO ALEXANDRE DUMAS CHAPTER 14 The Two Prisoners. A year after Louis XVIII.'s restoration, a visit was made by the inspector-general of prisons. ... himself as dead. The inspector visited, one after another, the cells and dungeons of several of the prisoners, whose good behavior or stupidity recommended them to the clemency of the government....