“Nor I,” admitted M. Bentinck.
“The States,” continued M. Beuningen, “are further divided among themselves. Many are for accepting the terms as they stand—M. Fagel says he would sooner be cut to pieces than subscribe to them.… M. Jacob Van der Graef was executed yesterday, the crowd tried to rescue him. He confessed to the attack on M. de Witt and expressed his repentance——”
“And named his accomplices,” commented M. Bentinck.
“Who have escaped——”
“They are in the camp the States say.”
“I know. The States wrote to His Highness requesting that the men be delivered up; the Prince had other business to attend to than making a search for obscure fanatics.”
“What of M. de Montbas?” asked M. Beuningen.
“He was found guilty and banished for fifteen years; the Prince told them to reconsider the sentence——”
“Not finding it severe enough?”