TheMajor’sgravitywasquiteupsetatthisabsurdnotion。andhelaughedoutrageously。Why，thefactis，sir，saidI，thatmyfriendPogson，knowingthevalueofthetitleofCaptain，andbeingcomplimentedbytheBaronessonhiswarlikeappearance，said，boldly，hewasinthearmy。Heonlyassumedtherankinordertodazzleherweakimagination，neverfancyingthattherewasahusband，andacircleoffriends，withwhomhewasafterwardstomakeanacquaintance。andthen，youknow，itwastoolatetowithdraw。
Aprettypickleyouhaveputyourselfin，Mr。Pogson，bymakinglovetoothermen’swives，andcallingyourselfnames，saidtheMajor，whowasrestoredtogoodhumor。Andpray，whoisthehonorablegent？
TheEarlofCinqbars’son，saysPogson，theHonorableTomRingwood。
Ithoughtitwassomesuchcharacter。andtheBaronistheBarondeFlorval-Delval？
Theverysame。