Nine o'clock in the evening
There he received all the deputies of the bourgeoisie , passed in review the officers of the paid troops , and communicated his plans to them , the chief of which was to profit by this movement of the Duc d'Anjou to break with him . The duke had done just what William wished to bring him to , and he saw with pleasure this new competitor for the sovereignty ruin himself , like so many others . William would have taken the offensive , but the governor objected , and determined to wait for the arrival of monseigneur . Nine o'clock in the evening sounded , and the uncertainty became real anxiety , some scouts having protested that they had seen a movement in the French camp . A little flat boat had been sent on the Scheldt to reconnoiter , for the Antwerpians were less unquiet as to what would occur by land than by sea ; but the bark had not returned . William became more and more impatient , when the door of the hall opened , and a valet appeared and announced `` Monseigneur . '' As he spoke , a man , tall and imperious-looking , wearing with supreme grace the cloak which entirely enveloped him , entered the hall , and saluted courteously those who were there .