“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。