His magnificent estates were withheld, and--added he with simplicity--there is no man who does not desire to enjoy his own.

The liberation of his son, too, from his foreign captivity, was, after the glory of God and the welfare of the fatherland, the dearest object of his heart.

Moreover, he was himself approaching the decline of life.

Twelve years he had spent in perpetual anxiety and labor for the cause.

As he approached old age, he had sufficient reason to desire repose.