"Never mind," continued the man in the cloak; "you were a fool not to have pretended to accept the mission. You would then be in present possession of the letter. The state, which is now threatened, would be safe, and you--"
„Wat er van zij,” ging de man met den mantel voort, „gij hebt dwaas gehandeld, den schijn niet aangenomen te hebben, die boodschap te willen doen, dan zoudt gij thans den brief hebben; de staat, die bedreigd is, zou gered zijn, en gij....”