Peggy was one of five sisters, and eleven children of the noble house of Glenmalony; but her husband,though her own cousin, was of the mother's side, and so had not the inestimable advantage of being allied to the Malonys, whom she believed to be the most famous family in the world. Having tried nine seasons at Dublin and two at Bath and Cheltenham, and not finding a partner for life, Miss Malony ordered her cousin Mick to marry her when she was about thirtythree years of age; and the honest fellow obeying,carried her off to the West Indies, to preside over the ladies of the regiment, into which he had just exchanged.