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The Execution

           

           ThensuddenlyVanBaerlefeltgentlehandsraisinghim,andsoonstoodonhisfeetagain,althoughtremblingalittle.

           Helookedaroundhim.Therewassomeonebyhisside,readingalargeparchment,sealedwithahugesealofredwax.

           Andthesamesun,yellowandpale,asitbehoovesaDutchsuntobe,wasshiningintheskies;andthesamegratedwindowlookeddownuponhimfromtheBuytenhof;andthesamerabble,nolongeryelling,butcompletelythunderstruck,werestaringathimfromthestreetsbelow.

           VanBaerlebegantobesensibletowhatwasgoingonaroundhim.

           HisHighness,William,PrinceofOrange,verylikelyafraidthatVanBaerle’sbloodwouldturnthescaleofjudgmentagainsthim,hadcompassionatelytakenintoconsiderationhisgoodcharacter,andtheapparentproofsofhisinnocence.

           HisHighness,accordingly,hadgrantedhimhislife.

           Corneliusatfirsthopedthatthepardonwouldbecomplete,andthathewouldberestoredtohisfulllibertyandtohisflowerbordersatDort.

           ButCorneliuswasmistaken.TouseanexpressionofMadamedeSévigné,whowroteaboutthesametime,“therewasapostscripttotheletter;”andthemostimportantpartoftheletterwascontainedinthepostscript.

           Inthispostscript,WilliamofOrange,StadtholderofHolland,condemnedCorneliusvanBaerletoimprisonmentforlife.Hewasnotsufficientlyguiltytosufferdeath,buthewastoomuchsotobesetatliberty

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