You will, I trust, Dr. Seward, do me the justice to bear in mind, later on, that I did what I could to convince you tonight.
– Bram Stoker
Dracula, Chapter 18. Renfield to Dr. Seward, asking to be pardoned from the lunatic asylum, which Seward refuses. Renfield begs to be let go, adding that he cannot say why, but that he is now a "sane man fighting for his soul." He actually wants to protect Mina and to escape the manipulations of Dracula. Renfield hints that bad things will result from the refusal to release him.