I found the ending to be very interesting. I agree that Dumas does say that people should wait and hope and that everything will turn out alright, but I think that there is a bigger theme to be taken from the ending. The Count sees no reason to continue his life until Haydee professes her love. Because the Count decides to live, Dumas communicates that people can only deal with the suffering of human life with the support of love from others: the reason to live is for love. This ending reminds me of Candide. Voltaire believes that work is the only way to find a modicum of happiness. Dumas believes that love is the only way to find happiness.