Give your first impression of Mary Maloney.

Do you mean right at the beginning of the story -- before
we know what happens?

I suppose that if that is the
question I would say that she seems like a stereotypical old time housewife.  She is
pregnant, she seems devoted to her husband.  All she is doing is waiting for him to come
home so she can see if he needs her to do something for him.  She has all the stuff
ready so he can have a drink right away.  She is happy with every minute that passes
because it means he will be home sooner.

So I would say
that she seems like something out of a 1950s TV show like Leave It to
Beaver.