“OtherwisecalledPeggy，ladyofMajorMichaelO’Dowd，ofourregiment，anddaughterofFitzjurldBer’sforddeBurgoMalonyofGlenmalony，CountyKildare。”

　　“AndMuryanSqueer，Doblin。”saidtheladywithcalmsuperiority。

　　“AndMuryanSquare，sureenough。”theMajorwhispered。

　　“’Twasthereyecoortedme，Meejordear。”theladysaid；andtheMajorassentedtothisastoeveryotherpropositionwhichwasmadegenerallyincompany。

　　MajorO’Dowd，whohadservedhissovereignineveryquarteroftheworld，andhadpaidforeverystepinhisprofessionbysomemorethanequivalentactofdaringandgallantry，wasthemostmodest，silent，sheep-facedandmeekoflittlemen，andasobedienttohiswifeasifhehadbeenhertay-boy。Atthemess-tablehesatsilently，anddrankagreatdeal。Whenfullofliquor，hereeledsilentlyhome。Whenhespoke，itwastoagreewitheverybodyoneveryconceivablepoint；andhepassedthroughlifeinperfecteaseandgood-humour。ThehottestsunsofIndianeverheatedhistemper；andtheWalcherenaguenevershookit。Hewalkeduptoabatterywithjustasmuchindifferenceastoadinner-table；haddinedonhorse-fleshandturtlewithequalrelishandappetite；andhadanoldmother，Mrs。O’DowdofO’Dowdstownindeed，whomhehadneverdisobeyedbutwhenheranawayandenlisted，andwhenhepersistedinmarryingthatodiousPeggyMalony。

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