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Quotation of the Day: On Wickedness

‘I’ll let you know as soon as I can, Danglars. I shall try to speak to Monsieur de Villefort and intercede with him on the prisoner’s behalf. I know that he is a rabid Royalist; but, dammit, though he’s a Royalist and a crown prosecutor, he is also a man and not, I believe, a wicked one.’

‘No,’ said Danglars. ‘Though I have heard it said that he is ambitious, which is much the same.’

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