"Whom will you appoint in his place ?" "That is for the Prince to decide." "Have you thought of any means of keeping the communication with Delft free from the enemy ?" "On your mother's account ?" "Not solely.

Rotterdam also lies to the south.

We can expect nothing from Haarlem and Amsterdam, that is, from the north, for everything there is in the hands of the Spaniards." "I'll get you a place in the council of war.

Where do you learn your wisdom ?" "We have our thoughts, and isn't it natural that I should rather follow you into the future with my eyes open, than blindly?
Has the English troop been used to secure the fortifications on the old canal?
Kaak too is an important point." Peter gazed at his wife in amazement, and the sense of discomfort experienced by an unskilful writer, when some one looks over his shoulder, stole over him.

She had pointed out a bad, momentous error, which, it is true, did not burden him alone, and as he certainly did not wish to defend it to her, and moreover might have found justification difficult, he made no reply, saying nothing but: "Men's affairs! Good-bye until evening." With these words he walked past Barbara, towards the door.
Maria did not know how it happened, but before he laid his hand on the latch she gained sufficient self-command to call after him: "Are you going so, Peter! Is that right?
What did you promise me on your return from the journey to the Prince ?" "I know, I know," he answered impatiently.