William was not attending.
“The matter is serious!” cried Van Mander desperately.
The Stadtholder did not seem to know that the narrative had ceased.
“Highness,” said M. Bentinck.
William was looking at the dispatches on the table.
“I will hear it presently,” he said.
“Presently may be too late——”
Florent was again interrupted.
A messenger from the Hague with a letter from M. de Witt.