'Captain Wood is too gallant a gentleman, I am sure, not to satisfy the Count; and will show us that he has no such mark on his arm as only private soldiers put there.' "'Captain Wood,' says I, 'will do no such thing, Major.

I'll fight that scoundrel Galgenstein, or you, or any of you, like a man of honour; but I won't submit to be searched like a thief!' "'No, in coorse,' said Macshane.
"'I must take my man off the ground,' says the Major.
"'Well, take him, sir,' says I, in a rage; 'and just let me have the pleasure of telling him that he's a coward and a liar; and that my lodgings are in Piccadilly, where, if ever he finds courage to meet me, he may hear of me!' "'Faugh! I shpit on ye all,' cries my gallant ally Macshane.

And sure enough he kept his word, or all but--suiting the action to it at any rate.
"And so we gathered up our clothes, and went back in our separate coaches, and no blood spilt.
"'And is it thrue now,' said Mr.Macshane, when we were alone--'is it thrue now, all these divvles have been saying ?' 'Ensign,' says I, 'you're a man of the world ?' "''Deed and I am, and insign these twenty-two years.' "'Perhaps you'd like a few pieces ?' says I.
"'Faith and I should; for to tell you the secred thrut, I've not tasted mate these four days.' "'Well then, Ensign, it IS true,' says I; 'and as for meat, you shall have some at the first cook-shop.' I bade the coach stop until he bought a plateful, which he ate in the carriage, for my time was precious.

I just told him the whole story: at which he laughed, and swore that it was the best piece of GENERALSHIP he ever heard on.

When his belly was full, I took out a couple of guineas and gave them to him.