he hinted at the dangers of the ocean crossing-spoke of the revolution in france , and the execution of the king and queen-listed all the many nations which had lined up to oppose napoleon 's ambition , never acknowledging that of these , spain had all but fallen , prussia had been defeated , austria had accepted truce , russia only watched from afar- he ran down at last , and anahuarque still said nothing , but only watched them with her dark , thoughtful eyes : her silence a deliberate thing , it seemed to laurence , designed to invite hammond 's very torrent of words , and all the intelligence which he might thereby deliver even unintentionally .