"You are right—and I, like you, hate him!"
"Then join me, and we shall have a terrible revenge. I must have money, though, and you must swear to obey me blindly."
"And you say that we will crush Monte-Cristo?"
"I swear it!"
"Then," said Danglars, "I join you, for I hate him!"
And the two men shook hands in ratification of their oath.