Chapter

  1 1 |     surgeon Tyckelaer, Cornelius de Witt, the brother of the
  2 1 |          it is based. ~Cornelius de Witt, Ruart de Pulten, that
  3 1 |         Cornelius de Witt, Ruart de Pulten, that is to say,
  4 1 |        the Republic such as John de Witt, the Grand Pensionary
  5 1 |  Perpetual Edict" forced by John de Witt upon the United Provinces. ~
  6 1 |          figures of the brothers De Witt, those Romans of Holland,
  7 1 |         of Orange. ~The brothers De Witt humoured Louis XIV.,
  8 1 |       the Republic. The brothers De Witt, therefore, had to
  9 1 |    twenty-two years of age. John de Witt, who was his tutor,
 10 1 |       fellow citizens; Cornelius de Witt, however, was more
 11 1 |          intended for him. ~John de Witt derived no advantage
 12 1 |    information against Cornelius de Witt, setting forth that
 13 1 |          August, 1672, Cornelius de Witt to be arrested; and
 14 1 |        the noble brother of John de Witt had, like the vilest
 15 1 |        whose interests Cornelius de Witt had always devoted
 16 1 |        with banishing him. ~John de Witt, at the first intimation
 17 1 |       the departure of Cornelius de Witt from prison, as he
 18 1 |       would say, "this Cornelius de Witt been locked up and
 19 1 |        stones, at this Cornelius de Witt, who not only conferred
 20 1 |          the gold of the Marquis de Louvois." ~Being in such
 21 1 |     which he pretended Cornelius de Witt had made to corrupt
 22 1 |        fury against the brothers De Witt. ~The mob even began
 23 1 |          to the Buytenhof. ~John de Witt, indeed, had alighted
 24 1 |       Ten yards farther on, John de Witt met a lovely young
 25 1 |        to him." ~"Oh, yes," said De Witt, "you mean to speak
 26 2 |         it happened. Whilst John de Witt was climbing the narrow
 27 2 |           In the meanwhile, John de Witt, whom we left climbing
 28 2 |  correspondence with the Marquis de Louvois were discovered,
 29 2 |         is to carry the brothers De Witt and their fortunes
 30 2 |      your correspondence with M. de Louvois affords ample proof
 31 2 |          still time." ~Cornelius de Witt, raising himself on
 32 2 |    distinguished politician John de Witt; and I repeat to you,
 33 2 |        things, that the brothers De Witt must necessarily save
 34 2 |         saved John and Cornelius de Witt. ~"Farewell, and love
 35 2 |         and love me. ~"Cornelius de Witt ~"August 20th, 1672." ~
 36 3 |             3. The Pupil of John de Witt~      Whilst the clamour
 37 3 |        brothers, determined John de Witt to hasten the departure
 38 3 |    warrant of Cornelius and John de Witt." ~"We shall see,"
 39 3 |      real murderers of Cornelius de Witt. I would rather have
 40 3 |         the Count retired. ~John de Witt, therefore, had by
 41 3 |          is it, my child?" asked De Witt. ~"They say that they
 42 3 |         took the hand which John de Witt proffered to her, and
 43 3 |        to force the gate." ~John de Witt hastily got in, sat
 44 3 |       the gallows with Cornelius de Witt! Death! death!" ~       ~
 45 4 |          a sad grudge to the two De Witts." ~"In truth," replied
 46 4 |     quite certain that Cornelius de Witt was no longer in the
 47 4 |        day." ~"Just look!" ~John de Witt leaned out of the window,
 48 4 |   confidence. ~Moreover, as John de Witt put his head out of
 49 4 |          man, it is for me, John de Witt, and for my brother
 50 4 |       into exile." ~"Oh, Mynheer de Witt! I am indeed very much
 51 4 |       encountered. ~The brothers De Witt, enclosed within the
 52 4 |          My brother!" cried John de Witt, trying to see through
 53 4 |          both hands, struck John de Witt down with the butt-end.
 54 4 |     blowing out his brains. John de Witt fell to rise no more. ~
 55 4 |      opened the gate to Mynheers de Witt; whereas, finding the
 56 4 |         rascals have killed John de Witt as well as his brother?" ~"
 57 4 |       Highness's way of becoming de facto Stadtholder of Holland." ~"
 58 4 |        in which his dear friends De Witt have been served! Oh
 59 5 |     bodies of John and Cornelius de Witt, and whilst William
 60 5 |          the godson of Cornelius de Witt. He had inhabited the
 61 5 |        your godfather, Cornelius de Witt, who has plunged into
 62 5 |       godfather, did embark with De Ruyter upon "The Seven Provinces,"
 63 5 |      brother) aboard, upon which De Ruyter, his mentor, made
 64 5 |       Cornelius bade farewell to De Ruyter, to the Ruart de
 65 5 |          De Ruyter, to the Ruart de Pulten, and to glory, kissed
 66 5 |         the year 1672, Cornelius de Witt came to Dort for three
 67 5 |         same degree as Cornelius de Witt had excited the hatred
 68 5 |      godson of Mynheer Cornelius de Witt, that is to say, a
 69 5 |     tulip, and named it the John de Witt, after having named
 70 6 |          not only the "Cornelius de Witt," but also the "Beauty
 71 6 |        the visit which Cornelius de Witt came to pay to his
 72 7 |       Misfortune~      Cornelius de Witt, after having attended
 73 7 |         month of January, 1672. ~De Witt, although being very
 74 7 |  domestics followed their steps, De Witt said in a low voice
 75 7 |       pale features of Cornelius de Witt, whose long hair, parted
 76 7 |        fell over his shoulders. ~De Witt, after having said
 77 7 |         reflected that Cornelius de Witt was very little addicted
 78 7 |          deposit which Cornelius de Witt, already threatened
 79 7 |        being secreted, Cornelius de Witt got up, pressed the
 80 7 |          more nor less than John de Witt's correspondence with
 81 7 |  correspondence with the Marquis de Louvois, the war minister
 82 7 |       tulips: the Jane, the John de Witt, the Cornelius de Witt,
 83 7 |      John de Witt, the Cornelius de Witt, etc.' Well, that is
 84 7 |          servant of Mynheer John de Witt? Good, let him wait." ~"
 85 7 |      which the traitor Cornelius de Witt deposited with you
 86 7 |        the unfortunate Cornelius de Witt to his godson. ~The
 87 8 |        meeting between Cornelius de Witt and Van Baerle had
 88 8 |         the news of the brothers De Witt being arrested on a
 89 8 |          sophism: -- ~"Cornelius de Witt is a bad citizen, as
 90 8 |         If, therefore, Cornelius de Witt is a bad citizen, --
 91 8 |    corpses of Cornelius and John de Witt. ~But, whether from
 92 8 |       Cornelius and Mynheer John de Witt." ~"Oh," muttered,
 93 8 |    garden, the "Jane," the "John de Witt," the hazel-nut, and
 94 9 |    finding the cell of Cornelius de Witt empty, the wrath of
 95 9 |              Godson of Cornelius de Witt! Well, young man, we
 96 9 |      that very morning Cornelius de Witt had left to go into
 97 9 |        rogue of the name of John de Witt, and the little rogue
 98 9 |       the little rogue Cornelius de Witt, his brother, two enemies
 99 9 |        soul, he is mad, this new De Witt," he cried, "but all
100 9 |         he cried, "but all those De Witts have the devil in
101 9 |          Orange." ~"The brothers De Witt are murdered!" Cornelius
102 9 |      eyes closed. ~"The brothers De Witt have been judged by
103 10|        cell of Mynheer Cornelius de Witt, laughed in a very
104 10|        Cornelius or Mynheer John de Witt, and that I should
105 10|         it bears ill luck to the De Witts!" ~"Halloa!" cried
106 10|    wretches, those villains, the De Witts?" ~"Don't be angry,
107 11|   correspondence of the brothers De Witt with France. ~He did
108 11|         his godfather, Cornelius de Witt. ~But as, since the
109 11|    delivered to him by Cornelius de Witt himself, but he also
110 11|          exist between Cornelius de Witt and Cornelius van Baerle. ~
111 11|     since the day when Cornelius de Witt handed to him the parcel
112 11|         it was objected that, if De Witt had wished to act in
113 11|        rarest of his bulbs, John de Witt's servant entered his
114 11|      Pensionary with the Marquis de Louvois. And lastly, I vow
115 11|          avenge his friends, the De Witts. ~Another observed
116 11| abominable plots of the brothers De Witt against Dutch nationality
117 11|        poor godfather, Cornelius de Witt. From it he derived
118 11|        was the pencil which John de Witt had lent to his brother,
119 11|      remains of the two brothers De Witt had been taken down. ~
120 11|         Bible on which Cornelius de Witt had with such difficulty
121 12|         where John and Cornelius de Witt had been murdered for
122 12|        had happened before to M. de Chalais, to M. de Thou,
123 12|          to M. de Chalais, to M. de Thou, and other slovenly
124 12|          of that noble Cornelius de Witt, whom the ruffians,
125 12|          an expression of Madame de Sevigne, who wrote about
126 13|       abuse against the brothers De Witt and the godson of Cornelius,
127 15|         look whether the Mynheer de Witt don't keep very quiet
128 16|          the godson of Cornelius de Witt. ~There being only
129 16|      with the Bible of Cornelius de Witt. ~       ~
130 17|      with the Bible of Cornelius de Witt. ~Then began between
131 19|        to reading poor Cornelius de Witt's Bible, on the second
132 20|        on the Bible of Cornelius de Witt? I have not forgotten
133 27|        of that villain Cornelius de Witt." ~The Prince gave
134 27|          accomplice of Cornelius de Witt, concealed the correspondence
135 27|       Pensionary and the Marquis de Louvois." ~"Well, sir, he
136 27|          Monseigneur!" ~"He is a De Witt!" cried Boxtel. "His
137 27|       the Bible, which Cornelius de Witt had sent to Dort by
138 27|      Pensionary with the Marquis de Louvois. ~This request,
139 27|         saved John and Cornelius de Witt. ~"Farewell, and love
140 27|          and love me. ~Cornelius de Witt. ~"August 20, 1672." ~
141 29|     burgher, godson of Cornelius de Witt, can without flinching
142 31| twenty-one years later, Monsieur de Robespierre displayed at
143 33|      their arriving at the Hotel de Ville, the Prince, pointing
144 33|          the letter of Cornelius de Witt, and in which the third
145 33|          the godson of Cornelius de Witt and the friend of his
146 33|          with the other. The two De Witts, wrongly judged and
147 33|      from the Bible of Cornelius de Witt, in large golden frames;
148 33|    correspondence of the Marquis de Louvois, and the other his