----God bless your honour! cried the corporal----what has a woman's compassion to do with a wound upon the cap of a man's knee? had your honour's been shot into ten thousand splinters at the affair of _Landen_, Mrs. _Wadman_ would have troubled her head as little about it as _Bridget_; because, added the corporal, lowering his voice, and speaking very distinctly, as he assigned his reason----

'God bless your honour!' cried the corporal. 'What has a woman's compassion to do with a wound upon a man's kneecap? had your honour's knee been shot into ten thousand splinters, Mrs. Wadman would have troubled her head as little about it as Bridget; because,' added the corporal, lowering his voice, and speaking very distinctly, as he gave his reason-
