I knew her when her husband was a Collector." "A Collector, Dr.Wade; what did he collect ?" "Well, my dear, he didn't collect taxes or water rates or anything of that sort.

A Collector is a civil functionary, and frequently an important one.

I used to attend her at one time when we were in cantonments at Bhurtpore, where her husband was stationed at that time.
I pulled a tooth out for her once, and she halloaed louder than any woman I ever heard.

I don't mean to say, my dear, that woman holloa any louder than men; on the contrary, they bear pain a good deal better, but she was an exception.

She was twelve years younger then, and used to dress a good deal more than she does now.