A short interview gave the First Lord a clearer idea than he before had of the extent, value, and wholly voluntary character of the services rendered by the young captain in the West Indies; and he indicated the completeness of his satisfaction by offering to present him to the King, which was accordingly done at the next levee.

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received him graciously; and the resentment of Nelson, whose loyalty was of the most extreme type, melted away in the sunshine of royal favor.
Thus reconciled to the service, and convinced, as in his less morbid moods he often said, that gratitude and honor, though long deferred, were sure to follow upon steadfast performance of duty, he speedily renewed his efforts to bring to light the frauds practised in the colonies.

His letters on the subject to Mr.Pitt, the Prime Minister, had been turned over to the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.George Rose, and upon the latter Nelson now called.

Rose received him at first with that courteous nonchalance which is the defensive armor of the beset official,--the name of his visitor, and the business with which it was connected, had for the moment slipped his mind.