‘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.’
- The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas