He had the barest acquaintance with Sir Denis, and he would have passed by if the old soldier had not stopped him.
"How do you do, Captain Langrishe ?" he said.

"I am very much obliged to you for the pleasure you give me every morning.

I take it as uncommonly kind of you to bring 'the boys' past my house.

I assure you I quite look forward to it--I quite look forward to it." Langrishe stammered something about the regiment delighting to do honour to its old General, growing redder and redder as he did so.

His confusion became him in the General's eyes.