For Those New…Part 4

If A Proper Darcy Christmas is your first foray into my Austen World, you might need a few introductions to characters new to the Austen canon that were introduced in the trilogy.

The last ones are
Nelson & Trafalgar

Although they are not people, Nelson and Trafalgar are “personalities” in their own right.

Nelson

Nelson is Darcy’s horse, named after Vice-Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson, the British war hero known principally for the naval victory at Trafalgar in 1805. Famous also for his message to the fleet that day “England expects that every man will do his duty,” he was idolized by every schoolboy, including Fitzwilliam Darcy, from his distinguished commands in 1797, when he lost his right arm, through successive engagements culminating in his victory and subsequent death in 1805 at Trafalgar.

Nelson is a seventeen-hand high, black thoroughbred stallion and principal sire of a line of horses bred at Pemberley. He is Darcy’s favourite mount. His temperament is a mirror of his master’s at his haughtiest, but his strength and speed are much admired in the world of horse flesh.

Trafalgar

Trafalgar, named for the famous naval victory, is Darcy’s mischievous dog with more personality than is good for him. Trafalgar, or “Monster” as Darcy often calls him, is a German Short Hair Pointer whose talents in the field might not entirely recommend him, but those of intruding into life in Pemberley’s household are legendary. Long Darcy’s solitary companion at home before his marriage, Trafalgar has adjusted to life with a mistress, and his concerns for his master have widened to include Elizabeth as well.