CONTENTS
Marjorie Bowen
CHAP.
PAGE
PART I
I.
THE IDEALS OF M. DE WITT
3
II.
THE INTRIGUERS
15
III.
MASTER AND PUPIL
25
IV.
M. DE WITT’S SECRETARY
41
V.
THE CHALLENGE
55
VI.
MIDDELBURG
66
VII.
THE MANIFESTO
79
VIII.
M. DE WITT AND HIS HIGHNESS
89
IX.
AMALIA OF SOLMS
103
X.
AT THE HOUSE OF M. LE MARQUIS DE POMPONNE
112
XI.
THE BALL IN THE BINNENHOF
122
XII.
THE SPY OF FRANCE
135
PART II
I.
THE RETURN OF FLORENT VAN MANDER
153
II.
AGNETA DE WITT
169
III.
SCHEVENINGEN
183
IV.
THE DEFEAT OF M. DE WITT
203
V.
THE DECLARATION OF WAR
216
VI.
THE CONSPIRATORS
230
VII.
THE POLICY OF M. DE WITT
247
VIII.
SOLEBAY
259
IX.
THE EMBASSY OF M. DE GROOT
283
X.
THE VICOMTE DE MONTBAS
298
XI.
IN TIME OF WAR
313
XII.
AFTER THE DEFEAT
330
XIII.
THE FANATICS
347
PART III
I.
THE CAMP OF THE CONQUEROR
361
II.
THE TEMPTERS
375
III.
THE ANSWER
389
IV.
THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE
404
V.
CORNELIUS DE WITT
417
VI.
THE RESTORATION
429
VII.
“I WILL MAINTAIN”
439
VIII.
THE STADTHOLDER
455
IX.
IN THE ASSEMBLY
466
X.
THE VICTOR VANQUISHED
474
XI.
THE FALLEN STATESMAN
482
XII.
AUGUST 20, 1672
499
XIII.
WILLIAM OF ORANGE
526
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