1 This is the historic tale of two people whose lives are an immortal romance - the story of the love and destiny of England's greatest beauty, and England's greatest sailor. 2 The peace and tranquility of an English village - in the year 1782. 3 "I'm most anxious my uncle will be pleased with this, Mr. Romney." 4 "My dear Greville, I guarantee immortality with my portraits - but not legacies from rich uncles!" 5 "The London coach. No doubt some important personage to call on me." 6 "Please, sir, we are Mrs. 'art, the new cook, and my daughter Emma - - come to work for you." 7 "I am sorry to lose a good cook - but I will not tolerate a brazen hussy like your daughter." 8 "Lawk Emma, you've gone and lost us the situation, and us with no 'ouse to cover our 'eads." 9 "I wouldn't let that vulgar girl set foot in my house." 10 "Oh, sir, I know I'm vulgar, but I could learn from an elegant gentleman like you - so aristocratic - so kind - so handsome." 11 "I'll work my fingers to the bone, if only you'll let me stay!" 12 "You mean I can stay?" 13 "When in my service, walk - never run - it annoys me." 14 "Greville, you don't know it, but you've hired a goddess - I must paint her." 15 "Law, I must go now - I'm being taken to Vauxhall!" 16 "I won't have my children hobnobbin' with the likes of you - as ought to be married and ain't!" 17 "Please remain here quietly - I must leave you for a moment." 18 "Have you seen your Uncle Sir William?" 19 "My dear Uncle, this is indeed a pleasant surprise - I do hope to have the pleasure of your company later in the evening." 20 "Delighted, Greville. I'm most anxious to see your unpolished gem." 21 "Take care, Greville! Sir William is mad about the women - if he marries, you will no longer be his heir. " 22 "You should make haste, Greville, to find your uncle a - a sweet friend - socially impossible as a wife." 23 "Come on - everybody sing!" 24 "Greville, aren't you going with me?" 25 "Your vulgar display is unforgivable - I'll return later with my uncle." 26 "Has anyone told you, my child, that you are very beautiful?" 27 "Greville, she's perfect now - but with a little training, she would be divine! I wish I had her in Naples." 28 "Why not?" 29 "She might be persuaded to go if she thought I would join her later." 30 "You will find Emma a - a sweet friend -" 31 "Greville, you have forgiven me, haven't you?" 32 "You're going to Naples, Emma, to study under the finest teachers." 33 "When do we start?" 34 "Greville, you haven't forgiven me - you're sending me away!" 35 "Sir William is needed at his post - so you and your mother start immediately." 36 "And I will follow in October - - at the latest." 37 "October - I promise." 38 And so destiny beckons Emma to the little kingdom of Naples nestling in the Mediterranean. 39 "It's the English packet - Greville will be here any minute." 40 "This is the end of your fine plot - I'm not one to be passed from hand to hand!" 41 "I'm done with fine gentlemen!" 42 "But, my child, what will you do?" 43 "I'll do what I was born to do, work - me and my mother will work our way back to England." 44 "Work - I would have worked my fingers to the bone for him." 45 "Emma, sweet child - your youth has brought joy and beauty into my life - I cannot let you go." 46 "Emma - I ask you to do me the honor of becoming my wife." 47 "- I could never love you, Sir William." 48 "I do not ask for love -" 49 And so the cook's daughter became Ambassadress in a court watched with hungry eyes by England and France ... 50 "I'm simply exhausted! Those Frenchmen, with their infernal Revolution - are upsetting all Europe!" 51 "By the way, there's a young naval officer waiting - will you see him for me, my dear?" 52 "Gladly, Sir William - if you promise to rest." 53 "You are a great help to me these difficult times, my dear." 54 "Captain Nelson says his business is urgent and with the Ambassador - only." 55 "Sir William cannot be disturbed - he must see me or wait." 56 "So you're the impatient young Captain who refused to see the Ambassadress." 57 "Despite my impatience, I was happily destined to meet Your Ladyship." 58 "We never know what destiny holds in store for us, Captain Nelson." 59 1795 - 1797 World-shattering years - when a mob and a tune conquered France and shook the thrones of Europe. 60 The British fleet in the Mediterranean - ever watchful - not knowing when the order will come to strike. 61 ...and in Naples, the court of Queen Maria Caroline was caught between two fires - friendly to England, but fearful of the power of France ... 62 "Your Majesty, England has declared war on the French Republic!" 63 "You have more news for me?" 64 "Your sister, Queen Marie Antoinette -" 65 "Not the guillotine!" 66 While war raged between England and France, the unknown Nelson became the well-known Admiral. He, alone - now battle-scarred and half-blinded, stood between Napoleon and final victory. 67 "Our water will last only three weeks on quarter rations, Sir." 68 "The Vanguard - Nelson's flagship!" 69 "Nelson knows Naples closed her ports to England - he can't anchor here - this means some serious crisis." 70 "Wait - I'll go with you." 71 "Captain Hardy, where is Admiral Nelson?" 72 "There is not much left of me. I'm as battered and scarred as my ship." 73 "I think you both the most noble sights my eyes have had the honor to look upon." 74 "It's scurvy, Madame. The Fleet is in dire straits - my men are dying like flies!" 75 "I came in desperate hope of persuading King Ferdinand to allow me to provision and water at his ports." 76 "The King will never consent! One friendly gesture toward England - and France would be at the throat of Naples." 77 "Sir William, let us at least plead with the King." 78 Ferdinand - King of Naples. 79 Citizen Fontaine, French envoy, successful in keeping the King fearful of the Republic ... 80 "We cannot violate our neutrality - you ask the impossible!" 81 "In the name of God, Sire, will you let my men die for the want of food and water?" 82 "I must sail for Gibraltar on the flood tide - I have failed England." 83 "You have never failed England - you will not fail her now!" 84 "We are helpless without provisions and water - Napoleon will sweep the Mediterranean - God help England!" 85 "Madame, you alone can save Nelson's fleet!" 86 "I could never persuade the King to open the ports." 87 "Then you must open them yourself! If the French are victorious what mercy will they show you - a sister of Marie Antoinette?" 88 "If you had the power, would you give this order?" 89 "Yes - if I had the power -" 90 "In your marriage contract - by the birth of your son - you as a member of the Cabinet - CAN SIGN THAT ORDER." 91 The flood tide ... 92 "Set the course southwest by west for Gibraltar." 93 "A boat along side, Sir." 94 "You have saved England - and my honor, Lady Hamilton." 95 "Emma!" 96 "Love is not for us, Nelson! You belong to England - to your wife - and I -" 97 "Whatever happens, I'm thankful for this moment between us! The sound of your voice - the touch of your fingers - will always be my courage and inspiration!" 98 "We're under way, Sir - her Excellency must leave." 99 Through anxious baffled weeks Nelson searched the Mediterranean for the French fleet. 100 "The enemy fleet sighted off our starboard bow, Sir." 101 "I beg of you, Sir - do not expose yourself needlessly today." 102 "Today will mean a peerage for me - or a tomb in Westminister Abbey." 103 The French flagship flames back an answer to Nelson's challenge ... 104 "Signal to engage the enemy more closely!" 105 "Stand by to ram and board." 106 The weeks went by, and the sea held the secret of the battle - - while in Naples ... 107 "The Queen has left us naked to the fury of the French! Where is England? Where is Nelson?" 108 "France demands that you at once expel this English women who tricked you - and sign this treaty of alliance." 109 "His Majesty is about to sign the treaty with France - everything is lost." 110 "If only his Majesty would have faith in Nelson!" 111 "Mob rule, your Majesty - civil war - unless you declare yourself boldly for France!" 112 "Napoleon is bottled up in Egypt - Nelson has annihilated the French fleet." 113 "Admiral Nelson." 114 "England will always be grateful to you - dear Emma." 115 After the battle, rest for the victor and the peace and tranquility of an Italian summer ... 116 "Pardon my intrusion, but dispatches have arrived from England." 117 "He is your Admiral for five minutes - then he becomes my guest again!" 118 "I must return to England -" 119 "Then - you will leave here soon?" 120 "Lord Nelson must return to England." 121 "Goodnight, my dear." 122 "I must sail at dawn -" 123 "Then this is - goodbye." 124 "Will you sing for me - one last song?" 125 "Emma, I can't leave you - I can't go to England without you." 126 "They say 'e's mad about 'er! You can't blame 'im - she's so purty!" 127 "The Honorable Charles Greville." 128 "A glorious day for England and Nelson - and Emma." 129 "Emma is in a heaven of excitement." 130 "But my dear Uncle, I feel it is my duty to tell you that the rumors about Emma and - er - Nelson - are not of a heavenly nature." 131 "My dear Nephew, I never pay any attention to rumors - they might be true!" 132 "Don't you realize what this means? Her Majesty refused to acknowledge your wife!" 133 "Her Majesty shows admirable discretion, I think." 134 "I scarcely thought I should ever greet Emma of Fadington Green - as the famous Lady Hamilton!" 135 "There were many things you didn't think, Greville - for instance, that I should be presented to their Majesties." 136 "One should never be sure of anything until it is accomplished, Lady Hamilton." 137 "What did Greville mean?" 138 "At a reception for Lord Nelson it would be very embarrassing to have both you and Lady Nelson present." 139 "You see my dear, the gods sell everything at a fair price." 140 "Admiral Lord Nelson, Baron of the Nile, Duke of Bronte and Lady Nelson." 141 "Sir William Hamilton -" 142 "- and the Honorable Charles Greville." 143 "Why isn't Lady Hamilton here?" 144 "It appears that the Queen, like myself, must refuse to acknowledge Her Ladyship." 145 "I will not be a party to this insult - to the woman who made England's victory possible." 146 "Horatio, if you go - it is the end." 147 "Their Majesties -" 148 "I've come to take you away - we will give up the world and find peace in our love." 149 "I cannot let you sacrifice yourself for me!" 150 "I have given much to England - all I ask of her is you." 151 "I am the one thing England will never let you have." 152 Hidden in an English village - the lovers struggled for the peace and tranquility the world denied them. 153 "Captain Hardy!" 154 "Napoleon has built a great fleet - massed his armies at Boulogne. He boasts that if he commands the channel for six hours England is crushed." 155 "So England has sent you to me for Nelson - to me -" 156 "- well - go back and tell them he's mine - and I'll never let him go!" 157 "You can't keep him! His country is in peril - you can't stand between England and Nelson!" 158 "Your love has disgraced him -" 159 "Do you want to cover him with shame - and have him grow to hate you?" 160 "England's won, Captain Hardy - you tell him, I can't." 161 "Napoleon must never com- mand the Channel, Hardy - and he won't, with the help of God." 162 TRAFALGAR! 163 "We have cleared for action, Sir. Is there a message to display to the fleet?" 164 England expects that every man will do his duty. 165 "Marvelous message, Sir - it has fired the Fleet - it will always be remembered!" 166 "The enemy has struck its colors, Sir - It means complete victory!" 167 "Kiss me, Hardy." THE ENDHome