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Maurice, seeing an opportunity to retort her sermon to him, immediately took her up: "How is this, little sister? you are anxious to have people fight, and you speak disrespectfully of war!" She turned and faced him, valiantly as ever: "It is true; I abhor it, because it is an abomination and an injustice. It may be simply because I am a woman, but the thought of such butchery sickens me.
Once they were in the wood, in the deep, dark silence of the slumbering trees, where no sound reached their ears, where nothing stirred and they believed their safety was assured them, they sank into each other's arms in an uncontrollable impulse of emotion. Maurice was sobbing violently, while big tears trickled slowly down Jean's cheeks.
In the month of February, 1590, Maurice, being then at the castle of Voorn in Zeeland, received a secret visit from a boatman, Adrian van der Berg by name, who lived at the village of Leur, eight or ten miles from Breda, and who had long been in the habit of supplying the castle with turf.
"Very singular style of person your friend Mr. M'Hale," lisped a spooney-looking cornet at the end of the table. "Not in the country he belongs to, I assure you," said Maurice; "but I presume you were never in Ireland." "You are mistaken there," resumed the other; "I was in Ireland, though I confess not for a long time." "If I might be so bold," cried Maurice, "how long?"
"You won't tell me you didn't know from the first there had been ... something between Heinz and me?" she cried, roused to defend herself. "And look here, Maurice, as he told you that, it's my turn now. I'll tell you why!" And sitting still more upright, she gave a reason which made him grasp the knob of the bed-post so fiercely that it came away in his hand. He threw it into a corner.
The prince also employed mortars in his sieges, from which were thrown grenades, hot shot, and stones; but no greater distance was reached than six hundred yards. Bomb-shells were not often used although they had been known for a century. Before the days of Maurice a special education for engineers had never been contemplated.
Civilization had made some progress, at least in the Netherlands. Maurice granted good terms, such as he had been in the habit of conceding to all captured towns.
The soldiers begged him not to take their conduct amiss as they were obliged strictly to obey orders. He returned to his chamber, sat down in his chair, and begged Walaeus to go on his behalf to Prince Maurice. "Tell his Excellency," said he, "that I have always served him with upright affection so far as my office, duties, and principles permitted.
"It is not upon my weak powers that I rely: I have placed my trust in One who is on High." His faith was rewarded. Three days later the wounded man, after quite a comfortable night, seemed to regain consciousness. His first glance was for his devoted wife, who was seated by his bedside; his first word was for his son. "Maurice?" he asked. "Is in safety," replied the abbe.
His cousin's open glance never changed as she stroked the hair off his forehead with the caress one often gives a child, and answered eagerly, "The best to me; the house is dull when you are away, for Jasper always becomes absorbed in horses and hounds, and leaves Mamma and me to mope by ourselves. But tell me, Maurice, what they said to you, since you would not write."
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