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Well，mydear，itwasaisyseentherewassomethingwrongavidBillyMalowney，forhepaidnoattintiontherestoftheeveningtoanysoartofdivarsionbutthewhiskyalone；an’everyglasshe’ddrinkit’swhathe’dbewishingthedivilhadthewomen，an’theworstivbadlucktoallsoartsivcourting，until，atlast，widthegoodnessivthesperits，an’thebadnessivhistemper，an’theconstantflusthrationivcursin’，hegrewallasoneasyoumightsayalmost，savingyourpresince，bastelydrunk!
Well，whoshouldhefallinwid，inthatchildishcondition，ashewasdeployingalongtheroadalmostasstraightastheletterS，an’cursin’thegirls，an’roarin’formorewhisky，buttherecruiting-sargentivtheWelshConfusileers。
So，cuteenough，thesargentbeginstoconvarsehim，an’itwasnotlonguntilhehadhimsittinginMurphy’spublic-house，widanelegantdandyivpunchbeforehim，an’theking’smoneysafean’snuginthelowestwrinkleofhisbreeches-pocket。
Soawaywidhim，andthedhrumsandfifesplaying，an’adozenmoreunforthunatebliggardsjustlistedalongwithhim，an’
heshakin’handswidthesargent，andswearin’aginthewomeneveryminute，until，bethetimehekemtohimself，begorra，hewasagoodtenmilesontheroadtoDublin，an’Mollyandallbehindhim。
Itidbenogoodtellin’youivthelettershewrotetoherfromthebarracksthere，norhowshewasbreakingherhearttogoandseehimjustwanstbeforehe’dgo；butthefatheran’motherwouldnotallowivitbenomanes。
An’soinlesstimethanyou’dbethinkin’
aboutit，thecolonelhadhimpolishedoffintoitraleelegantsoger，widhisgunexercise，andhisbagnetexercise，andhissmallsword，andbroadsword，andpistolanddagger，an’alltherest，an’thenawaywidhimonboordaman-a-wartofurrinparts，tofightforKingGeorgeaginBonyparty，thatwasgreatinthemtimes。
Well，itwasverysoonineveryone’smouthhowBillyMalowneywasbatin’allbeforehim，astonishin’theginerals，anfrightenin’theinimytothatdegree，therewasnotaFrinchmandaresayparleyvoooutsideoftheroundsivhiscamp。
YoumaybesureMollywasproudivthatsame，thoughsheneverspokeawordaboutit；untilatlastthenewskemhomethatBillyMalowneywassurroundedan’
murderedbytheFrincharmy，underNapoleonBonypartyhimself。ThenewswasbroughtbyJackBrynnDhas，thepeddlar，thatsaidhemetthecorporalivtheregimentonthequayivLimerick，an’howhebroughthimintoapublic-houseandthratedhimtoanaggin，andgotallthenewsaboutpoorBillyMalowneyoutivhimwhiletheywardhrinkin’it；an’asorrowfulstoryitwas。
Thewayithappened，accordin’asthecorporaltouldhim，wasjisthowtheJookivWellingtondetarminedtofightaraletarin’battlewidtheFrinch，andBonypartyatthesametimewasaiquallydetarminedtofightthedivil’sownscrimmidgewidtheBritishfoorces。
Well，assoonasthebusinesswasprettynearreadyatbothsides，Bonypartyandthegeneralnextundherhimselfgetsupbehindabush，tolookattheirinimiesthroughspy-
glasses，andthrywouldtheyknowanyivthematthedistance。
’Bedadad!’saysthegineral，aftheradivilivalongspy，’I’dbethalfapint，’sayshe，’that’sBillMalowneyhimself，’sayshe，’downthere，’sayshe。
’Och!’saysBonypart，’doyoutellmeso？’sayshe——’I’mfairlyheart-scaldedwiththatsameBillyMalowney，’sayshe；’an’IthinkifIwaswanstshutivhimI’dbatetherestivthemaisy，’
sayshe。
’I’mthinkingsomyself，’saysthegineral，sayshe；’buthe’satoughbye，’
sayshe。
’Tough!’saysBonypart，’he’sthedivil，’
sayshe。
’Begorra，I’dbebetterplased。’saysthegineral，sayshe，’totakehimselfthantheDukeivWillinton，’sayshe，’an’
SirEdwardBlakeneyintothebargain，’
sayshe。
’Th
