# Cocles — The Count of Monte Cristo character guide

> Cocles in The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Horatius Cocles

**First appearance:** 0028-xxix-the-house-of-morrel-son

## Who they are

The faithful cashier at Morrel's shipping firm, known for his honesty.

## In the story

### [The House of Morrel & Son](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/xxix-the-house-of-morrel-son)

The one-eyed cashier, devoted and inflexible in arithmetic, who remains with Morrel and escorts the Englishman to his office.

### [The Fifth of September](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/xxx-the-fifth-of-september)

The loyal clerk, crushed by the impending ruin, but present to announce the agent's arrival.

### [L: The Morrel Family](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_count_of_monte_cristo_se/chapters/l-the-morrel-family)

The concierge who opens the gate for Monte Cristo but does not recognize him due to his dimming eyesight.

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