At dinner he invariably had every officer of the ship in their turn, and was both a polite and hospitable host.

The whole ordinary business of the fleet was invariably despatched, as it had been by Earl St.Vincent, before eight o'clock.

The great command of time which Lord Nelson thus gave himself, and the alertness which this example imparted throughout the fleet, can only be understood by those who witnessed it, or who know the value of early hours....

He did not again land whilst in the Baltic; his health was not good, and his mind was not at ease; with him, mind and health invariably sympathized." While thus generally pleasant on board ship, he resolutely refused intercourse with the outside world when not compelled by duty.

In this there appears to have been something self-imposed, in deference to Lady Hamilton.