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Major
O'Dowd
,
who
had
served
his
sovereign
in
every
quarter
of
the
world
,
and
had
paid
for
every
step
in
his
profession
by
some
more
than
equivalent
act
of
daring
and
gallantry
,
was
the
most
modest
,
silent
,
sheep-faced
and
meek
of
little
men
,
and
as
obedient
to
his
wife
as
if
he
had
been
her
tay-boy
.
At
the
mess-table
he
sat
silently
,
and
drank
a
great
deal
.
When
full
of
liquor
,
he
reeled
silently
home
.
When
he
spoke
,
it
was
to
agree
with
everybody
on
every
conceivable
point
;
and
he
passed
through
life
in
perfect
ease
and
good-humour
.
The
hottest
suns
of
India
never
heated
his
temper
;
and
the
Walcheren
ague
never
shook
it
.
He
walked
up
to
a
battery
with
just
as
much
indifference
as
to
a
dinner-table
;
had
dined
on
horse-flesh
and
turtle
with
equal
relish
and
appetite
;
and
had
an
old
mother
,
Mrs.
O'Dowd
of
O'Dowdstown
indeed
,
whom
he
had
never
disobeyed
but
when
he
ran
away
and
enlisted
,
and
when
he
persisted
in
marrying
that
odious
Peggy
Malony
.
Peggy
was
one
of
five
sisters
,
and
eleven
children
of
the
noble
house
of
Glenmalony
;
but
her
husband
,
though
her
own
cousin
,
was
of
the
mother
's
side
,
and
so
had
not
the
inestimable
advantage
of
being
allied
to
the
Malonys
,
whom
she
believed
to
be
the
most
famous
family
in
the
world
.
Having
tried
nine
seasons
at
Dublin
and
two
at
Bath
and
Cheltenham
,
and
not
finding
a
partner
for
life
,
Miss
Malony
ordered
her
cousin
Mick
to
marry
her
when
she
was
about
thirty-three
years
of
age
;
and
the
honest
fellow
obeying
,
carried
her
off
to
the
West
Indies
,
to
preside
over
the
ladies
of
the
--
th
regiment
,
into
which
he
had
just
exchanged
.
Before
Mrs.
O'Dowd
was
half
an
hour
in
Amelia
's
(
or
indeed
in
anybody
else
's
)
company
,
this
amiable
lady
told
all
her
birth
and
pedigree
to
her
new
friend
.
"
My
dear
,
"
said
she
,
good-naturedly
,
"
it
was
my
intention
that
Garge
should
be
a
brother
of
my
own
,
and
my
sister
Glorvina
would
have
suited
him
entirely
.
But
as
bygones
are
bygones
,
and
he
was
engaged
to
yourself
,
why
,
I
'm
determined
to
take
you
as
a
sister
instead
,
and
to
look
upon
you
as
such
,
and
to
love
you
as
one
of
the
family
.
Faith
,
you
've
got
such
a
nice
good-natured
face
and
way
widg
you
,
that
I
'm
sure
we
'll
agree
;
and
that
you
'll
be
an
addition
to
our
family
anyway
.
"
"
'
Deed
and
she
will
,
"
said
O'Dowd
,
with
an
approving
air
,
and
Amelia
felt
herself
not
a
little
amused
and
grateful
to
be
thus
suddenly
introduced
to
so
large
a
party
of
relations
.
"
We
're
all
good
fellows
here
,
"
the
Major
's
lady
continued
.
"
There
's
not
a
regiment
in
the
service
where
you
'll
find
a
more
united
society
nor
a
more
agreeable
mess-room
.
There
's
no
quarrelling
,
bickering
,
slandthering
,
nor
small
talk
amongst
us
.
We
all
love
each
other
.
"
"
Especially
Mrs.
Magenis
,
"
said
George
,
laughing
.
"
Mrs.
Captain
Magenis
and
me
has
made
up
,
though
her
treatment
of
me
would
bring
me
gray
hairs
with
sorrow
to
the
grave
.
"
"
And
you
with
such
a
beautiful
front
of
black
,
Peggy
,
my
dear
,
"
the
Major
cried
.
"
Hould
your
tongue
,
Mick
,
you
booby
.
Them
husbands
are
always
in
the
way
,
Mrs.
Osborne
,
my
dear
;
and
as
for
my
Mick
,
I
often
tell
him
he
should
never
open
his
mouth
but
to
give
the
word
of
command
,
or
to
put
meat
and
drink
into
it
.
I
'll
tell
you
about
the
regiment
,
and
warn
you
when
we
're
alone
.
Introduce
me
to
your
brother
now
;
sure
he
's
a
mighty
fine
man
,
and
reminds
me
of
me
cousin
,
Dan
Malony
(
Malony
of
Ballymalony
,
my
dear
,
you
know
who
mar
'
ied
Ophalia
Scully
,
of
Oystherstown
,
own
cousin
to
Lord
Poldoody
)
.
Mr.
Sedley
,
sir
,
I
'm
deloighted
to
be
made
known
te
ye
.
I
suppose
you
'll
dine
at
the
mess
to-day
.
(
Mind
that
divvle
of
a
docther
,
Mick
,
and
whatever
ye
du
,
keep
yourself
sober
for
me
party
this
evening
.
)
"
"
It
's
the
150th
gives
us
a
farewell
dinner
,
my
love
,
"
interposed
the
Major
,
"
but
we
'll
easy
get
a
card
for
Mr.
Sedley
.
"
