Its surrender was a foregone conclusion.

Now the Belgians would be better able to defend Antwerp.

Neither did the advance of the Germans toward the French frontier alarm him at all.

In vain his sister-in-law, with malicious brevity, mentioned in the dining-room the progress of the invasion, so confusedly outlined in the daily papers.
The Germans were already at the frontier.
"And what of that ?" yelled Don Marcelo.

"Soon they will meet someone to talk to! Joffre is going to meet them.