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On one occasion he actually seized her in his arms and embraced her—an outrage which caused his own secretary to reproach him for his unmanly conduct. ON ONE OCCASION HE ACTUALLY SEIZED HER IN HIS HANDS AND EMBRACED HER AN OUTRAGE WHICH CAUSED HIS OWN SECRETARY TO REPROACH HIM FOR HIS UNMANLY CONDUCT
ling you all this, but since my poor daughter has disclosed it I have no alternative. Having once decided to speak, I will tell you all without omitting any particular.’ “‘It is your wisest course,’ said I. “‘Mr. Drebber has been with us nearly three weeks. He and his secretary, Mr. Stangerson, had been travelling on the Continent. I noticed a “Copenhagen” label upon each of their trunks, showing that that had been their last stopping place. Stangerson was a quiet reserved man, but his employer, I am sorry to say, was far otherwise. He was coarse in his habits and brutish in his ways. The very night of his arrival he became very much the worse for drink, and, indeed, after twelve o’clock in the day he could hardly ever be said to be sober. His manners towards the maid-servants were disgustingly free and familiar. Worst of all, he speedily assumed the same attitude towards my daughter, Alice, and spoke to her more than once in a way which, fortunately, she is too innocent to understand. E CONTINUED I HAD NO INTENTION OF TELLING YOU ALL THIS BUT SINCE MY POOR DAUGHTER HAS DISCLOSED IT I HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE HAVING ONCE DECIDED TO SPEAK I WILL TELL YOU ALL WITHOUT OMITTING ANY PARTICULAR IT IS YOUR WISEST COURSE SAID I MISTER TREBBER HAS BEEN WITH US NEARLY THREE WEEKS HE AND HIS SECRETARY MISTER STANGERSON HAD BEEN TRAVELLING ON THE CONTINENT I NOTICED A COPENHAGEN LABEL UPON EACH OF THEIR TRUNKS SHOWING THAT THAT HAD BEEN THEIR LAST STOPPING PLACE STANGERSON WAS A QUIET RESERVE MAN BUT HIS EMPLOYER I AM SORRY TO SAY WAS FAR OTHERWISE HE WAS COARSE IN HIS HABITS AND BRUTISH IN HIS WAYS THE VERY NIGHT OF HIS ARRIVAL HE BECAME VERY MUCH THE WORSE FOR DRINK AND INDEED AFTER TWELVE O'CLOCK IN THE DAY HE COULD HARDLY EVER SAID TO BE SOBER HIS MANNERS TOWARD THE MAIDSERVANTS WERE DISGUSTINGLY FREE AND FAMILIAR WORST OF ALL HE SPEEDILY ASSUMED THE SAME ATTITUDE TOWARD MY DAUGHTER ALICE AND SPOKE TO HER MORE THAN ONCE IN A WAY WHICH FORTUNATELY SHE IS TOO INNOCENT TO UNDERSTAND
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