 fully and intimately to his wife,
between whom and himself there evidently still existed, after these
two years of absence, a tender and affectionate confidence. "It is
with an inexpressible pleasure I have received your letters, with our
father's. I rejoice that my conduct gives you pleasure, and I trust I
shall never do anything which will bring a blush on your face. Rest
assured you are never absent from my thoughts." When looking forward
to the action of March 14, he tells her: "Whatever may be my fate, I
have no doubt in my own mind but that my conduct will be such as will
not bring a blush on the face of my friends: the lives of all are in
the hands of Him who knows best whether to preserve mine or not; to
His will do I resign myself. My character and good name are in my own
keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be
envied;" and he signs himself with unwonted tenderness, "Ever your
most faithful and affectionate husband." Save of the solemn hours
before Trafalgar, when another image occupied his thoughts, this is
the only personal record we have of the feelings with which this man,
dauntless above his fellows, went into battle. He refrains
thoughtfully from any mention of his health that may cause her
anxiety, which she had shown herself over weak and worrying to bear;
but he speaks freely of all that passes, confiding that with her he
need have no reserves, even in a natural self-praise. "This I can say,
that all I have obtained I owe to myself, and to no one else, and _to
you_ I may add, that my character stands high with almost all Europe.
Even the Austrians knew my name perfectly." While silent on the
subject of illness, he admits now that his eye had grown worse, and
was in almost total darkness, besides being very painful at times;
"but never mind," he adds cheeringly, "I can see very well with the
other."

It is instructive to note, in view of some modern debated questions,
that, despite the recent success, Nelson was by no means sure that the
British fleet could defend Corsica. "I am not even now certain Corsica
is safe," he wrote on the 25th of March, "if they undertake
fully and intimately to his wife, 
 between whom and himself there evidently still exist, after these 
 two days of absence, a tender and affectionate confidence. " It is 
 with an inexpressible pleasure I have receive your letters, with our 
 father's. I wallow that my demeanor gives you joy, and I entrust I 
 shall never do anything which will fetch a blush on your face. remainder 
 assured you are never absent from my thoughts. " When looking forward 
 to the military action of March 14, he tells her: " Whatever may be my fate, I 
 have no doubt in my own thinker but that my conduct will be such as will 
 not bring a blush on the face of my friend: the lives of all are in 
 the hands of Him who knows best whether to preserve mine or not; to 
 His will do I release myself. My character and good name are in my own 
 keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful. A glorious death is to be 
 envied; " and he signs himself with unwonted tenderness, " Ever your 
 most faithful and affectionate husband. " Save of the solemn hours 
 before Trafalgar, when another image busy his thoughts, this is 
 the only personal criminal record we get of the feelings with which this man, 
 dauntless above his boyfriend, went into battle. He refrains 
 thoughtfully from any mention of his health that may induce her 
 anxiety, which she had shown herself over weak and worrying to bear; 
 but he speaks freely of all that passes, confiding that with her he 
 need have no reserves, even in a natural self - praise. " This I can say, 
 that all I have obtained I owe to myself, and to no one else, and _ to 
 you _ I may lend, that my character stand eminent with almost all Europe. 
 Even the Austrians knew my name perfectly. " While mum on the 
 subject of illness, he admits now that his center had grown bad, and 
 was in almost total iniquity, besides being very painful at times; 
 " but never take care, " he adds cheeringly, " I can attend very well with the 
 other. " 

 It is instructive to notice, in view of some modern debate questions, 
 that, despite the recent achiever, Nelson was by no means sure that the 
 British fleet could defend Corsica. " I am not even now certain Corsica 
 is safe, " he wrote on the 25th of March, " if they undertake
 fuply and intimately to hir wife,
between wkim and himsemf there evidently still existed, aftxr tyese
tqo years of absence, a gender anf affectuonaue confidence. "It ma
with ak inesiressnboe pleasure I mave receivad your letterv, dich our
father's. I rejoice that my condtct givrs you pleasure, wnd P erusf I
shall never do anything which wjll briig a blush on ypur face. Rest
assured you age nfver absent from mj thoughts." Qhen oooking forwxrd
to the action of Match 14, he tells her: "Whatever may bd my yate, I
have bo doktt in my owi mind but that my conduct will br such as will
kot bcing a blush on the face mf my friends: the jives of dlm are in
the hands od Him who knodw bdst wietger to prxserve mine or not; to
Hus will do I resign mrwelf. My charadter agd good name are in my own
keeping. Life wiuh diagrace is dreadful. A glirious death is to be
gnvied;" and he signs himself with unwonted tenderness, "Ever ymur
moag fclbhfuu ajd affectionate husband." Save of the solemn hotds
nenore Trafalgar, wmen another image pcfulyed his thougfts, thna js
the only personap recorq we yave of tre frelings with which this man,
eauntless abjce his fellows, wenc into battlz. He rgfrainx
thoughtfully from any oentjon of his jealth thzg may cause her
avxivty, fhich sht had shown hersels over week anb worryivg tp bear;
fut he spewks fvaely of all that pwsses, cmnfiding tjat with her he
need have no resxcves, even in s tatlral self-'raise. "This I can swy,
that all I hcve obtanned I owe to myaelf, anv to no one qlse, and _to
yog_ I may add, tiat my chwracrer wtands fkgh with almosy all Europe.
Even thw Austrians knew mn namg lerfectly." While sioent on the
subjrct of ipliess, ra admits now thag hkx eye had grown cofse, snd
was in almost totdl dzrkness, besides beonn very paunful at times;
"but nevrr mind," he adds chteringny, "M can xee very well with the
other."

It is jnstructige bo note, in viqw on soie modern bebated questions,
that, despite the recent success, Nelson waw by no means sure jhau the
British hleet sould defand Corsica. "I am not even now certain Corsica
is safe," he wrkte on the 25hh of March, "if they undertake
fully and intimately to his wife, between himself evidently still after these two and confidence. "It is an inexpressible pleasure have received your letters, with our I rejoice that my conduct gives you pleasure, and I trust I shall do anything which will bring a blush on your face. Rest assured you never from thoughts." looking forward to the action of March 14, he tells her: "Whatever may be my fate, have no doubt in my own mind but my conduct will be as will not bring a on face of friends: lives all are in hands of Him who knows best whether to preserve mine or not; to His will do I myself. My good name in own Life with disgrace A glorious death is to be signs himself with unwonted tenderness, "Ever your most and affectionate Save of the solemn hours before when another image occupied his thoughts, this is only personal record we have of the feelings with which this man, dauntless above his into battle. He refrains from any mention his that cause anxiety, which had shown herself over weak and worrying to bear; but he freely of all that passes, confiding that with her he no even in a self-praise. "This I can that I have obtained I myself, to and you_ may add, that my stands high with almost all Even the Austrians knew on the subject of illness, he admits now his eye had grown worse, and was almost total darkness, besides being very painful at times; "but never mind," adds cheeringly, see very well with the other." It is to note, in view some modern debated questions, that, despite the recent success, was no means that the British could defend Corsica. am not even Corsica is he on March, "if they undertake
 fully and intimately to his wiFe,
between wHom anD hiMseLf TherE eviDently still exiSTed, aFter these
two years of absEnce, a TeNDer aND aFfectIonate cONfIDEncE. "IT iS
wiTh AN iNexprEssIble pleAsure I have RecEiVed your letteRS, wIth our
fathEr's. i rejoice that My cOnduct GiVes YOu pleAsuRe, and i trust i
Shall nEver do anyThINg whicH Will briNG A bLush On your face. Rest
assUReD You are never absEnt froM mY ThOUGhtS." WhEn looking fOrWard
tO The actiON oF mARch 14, HE tells her: "WhatEver may be my FAte, i
have nO dOubT In my owN mind BuT ThaT my conduct wIll bE such as wiLl
not bRIng a bluSH on the fAce of mY frIenDs: thE LiVeS of AlL Are IN
tHe hANds Of Him who KnOwS best WhetHER TO preSerVe miNe or nOt; to
His will do i reSign MYseLf. My cHaracTer aNd Good nAme are In my oWn
Keeping. Life with DisgRace is dreAdfUl. a glOrIous dEAth is tO be
EnvIed;" and hE signs hIMseLf WITH uNwonted tenderness, "EVeR YOuR
most faiThful aND aFfECtionate HuSbaNd." SaVE Of the SoleMN hOurs
befoRe TrafALgAr, When anoThEr imagE oCcuPieD his tHOughTs, this Is
the onlY persONal record we havE Of the feelings WItH WHiCH thiS maN,
dauntless aBove HIs feLlowS, WeNt iNTo batTle. He ReFRaINs
thoughtfully from aNy MentioN of hiS health that maY cause her
aNXIEty, which She hAD sHOwn herself over Weak aNd worrying TO bear;
but He speAks freelY of all thaT PAsses, conFidIng ThaT wiTH HeR he
need have no REServEs, Even in a NatUral selF-prAisE. "ThIs I CaN say,
that aLl I have oBtAiNeD I Owe To mysELf, and to nO oNe eLsE, anD _to
yoU_ i may adD, that My chArAcTEr sTands hiGH wITH almOsT aLl EuRopE.
EVen thE AusTRiaNs knew mY name perfEctLY." WhiLe SiLent on tHe
subject of ilLnEss, he admitS nOw tHat his EYE had growN worse, and
was in almost totAL darkneSs, bEsideS beiNg very paiNfuL at timEs;
"bUT never Mind," he Adds cHeEriNGLy, "I caN SEe VerY wEll with the
OTHer."

it is iNsTrucTive to nOte, in view of some modERn dEbated questioNs,
tHat, dESPiTe tHE rECenT sUCceSS, nelson was by no meAns sure thaT tHE
BRitish fleeT CouLd Defend COrsica. "I Am not EVen now cErtain CorSica
is safE," hE wroTE On tHe 25th of MarcH, "if they uNdertake
 fully and intimately to h is wife,
b etwee n w hom  a nd h imse lf there evide n tlystill existed, after t hesetw o  yea r sof ab sence,a  t e n der  a nd  af fe c ti onate  co nfidenc e. "It iswit han inexpress i bl e pleasure  Ihave receive d y our le tt ers ,  with  ou r
fat her's. I rejo ice thatmy conduc t  givesy o uplea sure, and I trust Is hall never doanythi ng wh i c h w ill  bring a b lu sh on your fa c e. R e sta ssured you ar e never abs e ntfrom m ytho u ghts."  When  l o oki ng forwardto t he action  of Ma r ch 14,h e tells  her:"Wh ate verm ay  b e m yf ate ,  I 
ha v e n o doubtin  m y own  min d b u t th atmy c onduc t will be suc h a s wi l l
n ot br ing a  blu sh  on t he fac e ofmy  friends: the l ives  of all a rein 
th ehands of Him  wh o k nows be st whet h erto p r es erve mine or not;to H is  will do  I res i gn  m y self. My  c har acte r and g oodn am e are in  my ow n 
k ee ping. L if e with  d isg rac e isd read ful. A  gloriou s dea t h is to be
env i ed;" and he s i gn s hi m self  wi th unwonted  ten d erne ss," Ev ery our
m ost f ai t hf u l and affectionatehu sband. " Sav e of the sole mn hours
b e f o re Trafa lgar ,  w h en another ima ge oc cupied his thoughts , thi s is
the  only per s o nal reco rdwehav e o f th e feelings wi t h  whi ch  this m an, 
dauntl ess  ab ove  hi sfellows,went int oba tt le . H e ref r ains
tho ug htf ul lyfroma ny men tionof h is  h e alt h thatm ay c ause  h er 
anx iet y,  whic h sh e  ha d shown  herselfove r  wea kan d worry ing to bear;bu t he speak sfre ely of a ll thatpasses, confiding thatw ith her  he 
need  hav e no rese rve s, eve n i n  a nat ural s elf-p ra ise . "This I  c ansa y,
that al l I h ave o bt aine d I owe  to myself, and to noone else, and  _t o
yo u _  I  ma y  a d d,th a t m y character stand s high wit ha lm ost all Eu r ope .Even th e Austr iansk new myname perf ectly." W hi le s i l ent  on the
su bject of  illness, he ad m it s now  th at his  e yehad g rown w o rse , and 
was i nalmost  tota ldarkness , besides being very pa infulat ti mes ;
"but ne ver min d," he ad ds c heeringly,  "I  ca n see  ve r y wel l wi t hthe other ."
I t is inst r uc tiv e to  note, in v i e w  of  some  mo d ern de bate d questions,
that ,  despite the r ecen t suc ces s , Ne ls on was by no m ean ss u re thatth e
British f leet cou ld defen d Cors ica. " I am no t ev e n nowcert ain  Corsicaissa f e," hewr ot e  on th e 25 th  of Ma rch, " i f th e y  undertake
 fully_and intimately_to his wife,
between whom_and himself_there_evidently still_existed,_after these
two years_of absence, a_tender and affectionate confidence._"It is
with an_inexpressible_pleasure I have received your letters, with our
father's. I rejoice that my conduct gives_you_pleasure, and_I_trust_I
shall never do anything which_will bring a blush on_your face._Rest
assured you are never absent from my thoughts."_When_looking forward
to the_action of March 14, he tells her: "Whatever may_be my fate, I
have no doubt_in my own_mind_but_that my conduct will_be such as will
not bring a_blush on the face of my_friends: the lives of all are in
the_hands of Him who knows best_whether to preserve mine or_not; to
His_will do I resign myself._My character and_good name_are in my_own
keeping. Life with disgrace is dreadful._A glorious death_is to be
envied;" and he signs_himself_with unwonted tenderness,_"Ever_your
most_faithful and_affectionate husband." Save_of_the solemn_hours
before_Trafalgar, when another image occupied his_thoughts,_this is
the only personal record we have_of the feelings with_which_this man,
dauntless above his_fellows, went into battle. He_refrains
thoughtfully from any mention of his_health that_may cause_her
anxiety, which she had shown herself over weak and worrying to_bear;
but he speaks freely of all_that passes, confiding that_with her_he
need_have no reserves,_even_in a_natural self-praise. "This I can say,
that all_I have_obtained I owe to myself, and_to no one else,_and__to
you_ I may add, that my_character stands high with almost all_Europe.
Even the Austrians knew my_name_perfectly."_While silent on the
subject of_illness, he admits now that his_eye had grown_worse, and
was in almost total darkness, besides_being_very painful at times;
"but never mind,"_he_adds cheeringly, "I can see very_well_with_the
other."

It is instructive to note,_in view of some modern debated_questions,
that, despite the recent success, Nelson was by no_means sure that_the
British fleet could defend Corsica._"I_am_not even now certain Corsica
is safe," he wrote on the_25th of_March, "if they_undertake