But Anquetil did not die of poverty; he lived to the age of ninety-four, saying to a friend, on the eve of his death, "Come, see a man who dies still full of life!" Sir James Outram exhibited the same characteristic of noble self-denial, though in an altogether different sphere of life.

Like the great King Arthur, he was emphatically a man who "forbore his own advantage." He was characterised throughout his whole career by his noble unselfishness.

Though he might personally disapprove of the policy he was occasionally ordered to carry out, he never once faltered in the path of duty.

Thus he did not approve of the policy of invading Scinde; yet his services throughout the campaign were acknowledged by General Sir C.Napier to have been of the most brilliant character.

But when the war was over, and the rich spoils of Scinde lay at the conqueror's feet, Outram said: "I disapprove of the policy of this war--I will accept no share of the prize-money!" Not less marked was his generous self-denial when despatched with a strong force to aid Havelock in fighting his way to Lucknow.