Rodney Stone . barrassment, hewas smiling with pleasure, as if this gross flatteryof her ladyships were the dearest thing in all theworld to him. Come, come, my dear lady, said he, youspeak vastly beyond my merits, upon which en-couragement she started again in a theatricalapostrophe to Britains darling and Neptuneseldest son, which he endured with the same signsof gratitude and pleasure. That a man of theworld, forty-five years of age, shrewd, honest, andacquainted with courts, should be beguiled bysuch a crude and coarse homage amazed me, asit did all who knew him, but you who have seenmuch
Rodney Stone . barrassment, hewas smiling with pleasure, as if this gross flatteryof her ladyships were the dearest thing in all theworld to him. Come, come, my dear lady, said he, youspeak vastly beyond my merits, upon which en-couragement she started again in a theatricalapostrophe to Britains darling and Neptuneseldest son, which he endured with the same signsof gratitude and pleasure. That a man of theworld, forty-five years of age, shrewd, honest, andacquainted with courts, should be beguiled bysuch a crude and coarse homage amazed me, asit did all who knew him, but you who have seenmuch of life do not need to be told how often thestrongest and noblest nature has its one inexpli-cable weakness, showing up the more obviously incontrast to the rest, as the dark stain looks thefoulest upon the whitest sheet. You are a seaofficer of my own heart. Stone, said he, whenher ladyship had exhausted her panegyric. Youare one of the old breed. He walked up anddown the room with little impatient steps as he. .--^^ She must and she shall be ready ! cried Nelson. LORD NELSON. 247 talked, turning with a whisk upon his heel everynow and then as if some invisible rail had broughthim up. We are getting too fine for our workwith these new-fangled epaulets and quarter-deck trimmings. When I joined the service youwould find a lieutenant gammoning and rigginghis own bowsprit, or aloft, maybe, with a marlin-spike slung round his neck, showing an exampleto his men. Now its as much as hell do to carryhis own sextant up the companion. When couldyou join? To-night, my lord. Right, Stone, right! That is the true are working double tides in the yards, butI do not know when the ships will be ready. Ihoist my flag on the Victory on Wednesday, andwe sail at once. No, no ; not so soon ! She can not be readyfor sea, said Lady Hamilton, in a wailing voice,clasping her hands and turning up her eyes asshe spoke. She must and she shall be ready, cried Nel-son, with extraordinary vehemenc
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