Candide and Martin are still on a boat about to pull up to England, while Martin is telling Candide that England and France are fighting over Canada. While there, Candide and Martin witness a shooting of an admiral because he didn't kill enough people himself. Candide decides that this is enough for him and he bargains with Martin not to stay any longer and go to Venice, and Martin is ready to leave in two days.
XXIV Summary
Candide and Martin pull into Venice. Martin, being a pessimist, is telling Candide that he is too comfortable. He thinks that Cacambo ran off with the money and Cunegonde to have a life without Candide. They see a man and a woman who appear to be "happ" and they bet that the two aren't really happy. Martin ends up winning this bet.
Can we really truly know if someone is happy?
XXV Summary
Candide and Martin spend time at Pococurante's gondola on the Brenta and have dinner with him. Candide, like usual asks questions, because he is so niave. At the end of the chapter Candide makes the decision that Pococurante is one of the happiest among men, while Martin says that he is only hiding behind his possesions, and he, also isn't happy.
XXVI Summary
Cacambo and Candide bump into each other. Cacambo leads Candide and Martin to a dinner set up with six strangers. The strangers all have slaves come and tell them that they need to leave because their time is up. When Candide hears of this, he thinks someone is playing a joke on him. He tells them that, and the six strangers reveal themselves, each their own king of a country, who was overthrew from their throne and were allowed to travel. All, with the exception of the six stranger, who was a king, but is now treated as common folk.
XXVII Summary
Candide and Cacambo are discussing on the boat about the misfortunes that Cacambo has faced in his search for Cunegonde. She is now washing dishes in Turkey for a prince. Candide pays a ransom for Cacambo to be freed from the dethroned sultan. Then he sees the Baron and Pangloss on the other boat, and askes to be shipped over there.
XXVIII Summary
The Baron and Pangloss start to tell Candide about their troubles. The Baron, after he was stabbed by Candide, was taken to a surgeon and "revived" in a way. There he got into some trouble because he was taking a bath with a Mussulman and it was against the law for a Christian to take a bath with a Mussulaman. Pangloss, who was supposed to be hanged, was alive because they had done a really bad job hanging him and a surgeon had purchased the body to dissect it. While doing that, he made a major incision which in turn revived Pangloss.
XXIX Summary
Candide and company finally find Cunegonde and the old woman. Cunegonde is very old and ugly, however she does not know of it because no one has told her. Candide pays the ransom for Cunegonde and the old woman, and reiterates to the Baron that he intends on marrying his sister. However the Baron pretty much said, over my dead body.
XXX Summary
Here, Candide realizes that he didn't love Cunegonde as much as he thought he did. He does not wish to marry her anymore because of how ugly she is. However, he does so anyway in spite of the Baron. In the end, everyone finds a job that is suitable to them. In closing Pangloss and Candide are talking and yet again, Pangloss points out everything is good no matter how much of a horrible situation they are in.
