In seizing Namur and attempting Antwerp, he had thrown down the gauntlet.

Wishing peace, he had, in a panic of rage and anxiety; declared and enacted war.

The bridge was broken behind him, the ships burned, a gulf opened, a return to peace rendered almost impossible.

Yet it is painful to observe the almost passionate longings which at times seemed to possess him for accommodating the quarrel, together with his absolute incapacity to appreciate his position.

The Prince was triumphant; the Governor in a trap.