Their manner, before that, had been almost insolent.
But you cut their comb finely." "I knew that it would be a heavy blow for them.

Of course, they view with intense disgust the spread of our power in India.

Not only has it destroyed their dream of empire there but, in case of war with them, their islands here will be absolutely at our mercy.
If we are strong enough to win kingdom after kingdom in India, there should be no difficulty in turning out the small bodies of troops they have, in their various possessions." "Yes, I see that; and the time may come very shortly, for the French are likely to lay hands on Holland, before long and, as soon as they do so, we shall be ready to pop down upon them, here.

The days of Van Tromp are long passed, and the Dutch navy has become absolutely insignificant.
"Well, I am glad that this is over.

The sooner we are off, the better." Half an hour after the Dutch Governor had left, orders were given to get up the anchor and loosen the sails, and the brig was shortly on her way north.
"Now, what is your next move ?" Fairclough asked, as the bustle of getting under way subsided.
"The Malay tells me that there is a small town on the east coast, and that this would be the most handy for landing, as from there to Johore's town is not more than some twenty miles.