Ideology.

           IftheCountofMonteCristohadbeenforalongtimefamiliarwiththewaysofParisiansociety,hewouldhaveappreciatedbetterthesignificanceofthestepwhichM.deVilleforthadtaken.Standingwellatcourt,whetherthekingregnantwasoftheolderoryoungerbranch,whetherthegovernmentwasdoctrinaireliberal,orconservative;lookeduponbyallasamanoftalent,sincethosewhohaveneverexperiencedapoliticalcheckaregenerallysoregarded;hatedbymany,butwarmlysupportedbyothers,withoutbeingreallylikedbyanybody,M.deVillefortheldahighpositioninthemagistracy,andmaintainedhiseminencelikeaHarlayoraMole.Hisdrawing-room,undertheregeneratinginfluenceofayoungwifeandadaughterbyhisfirstmarriage,scarcelyeighteen,wasstilloneofthewell-regulatedParissalonswheretheworshipoftraditionalcustomsandtheobservanceofrigidetiquettewerecarefullymaintained.Afreezingpoliteness,astrictfidelitytogovernmentprinciples,aprofoundcontemptfortheoriesandtheorists,adeep-seatedhatredofidealitytheseweretheelementsofprivateandpubliclifedisplayedbyM.deVillefort.

           Hewasnotonlyamagistrate,hewasalmostadiplomatist.Hisrelationswiththeformercourt,ofwhichhealwaysspokewithdignityandrespect,madehimrespectedbythenewone,andheknewsomanythings,thatnotonlywashealwayscarefullyconsidered,butsometimesconsulted.PerhapsthiswouldnothavebeensohaditbeenpossibletogetridofM.

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