Ah Franion, treason is loved of many, but the traitor hated of all: unjust offences may for a time escape without danger, but never without revenge.

Cf. "Cæsar said he loved the treason, but hated the traitor."—Plutarch, Life of Romulus · "This principle is old, but true as fate,— Kings may love treason, but the traitor hate."—Dekker, The Honest Whore (1604)