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Thereupon her enemy, as she considered him, the Rev. Clement Sclater, felt himself justified in moving more energetically for the withdrawal of her license, which, with the support of outraged neighbours, he found no difficulty in effecting. THEREUPON HER ENEMY AS SHE CONSIDERED HIM THE REVEREND CLEMENT SLATER FELT HIMSELF JUSTIFIED IN MOVING MORE ENERGETICALLY FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF HER LICENSE WHICH WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUTRAGED NEIGHBOURS HE FOUND NO DIFFICULTY IN EFFECTING
that it would have been far worse for him, and Gibbie too, had he gone elsewhere for his drink; she could not get the account settled with her conscience. She tried to relieve herself by being kinder than before to the boy; but she was greatly hindered in this by the fact that, after his father’s death, she could not get him inside her door. That his father was not there--would not be there at night, made the place dreadful to him. This addition to the trouble of mind she already had on account of the nature of her business, was the cause, I believe, why, after Sir George’s death, she went down the hill with accelerated speed. She sipped more frequently from her own bottle, soon came to “tasting with” her customers, and after that her descent was rapid. She no longer refused drink to women, though for a time she always gave it under protest; she winked at card-playing; she grew generally more lax in her administration; and by degrees a mist of evil fame began to gather about her house.  TO HERSELF AND SAID TRULY THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FAR WORSE FOR HIM AND GIBBEY TOO HAD HE GONE ELSEWHERE FOR HIS DRINK SHE COULD NOT GET THE ACCOUNT SETTLED WITH HER CONSCIENCE SHE TRIED TO RELIEVE HERSELF BY BEING KINDER THAN BEFORE TO THE BOY BUT SHE WAS GREATLY HINDERED IN THIS BY THE FACT THAT AFTER HIS FATHER'S DEATH SHE COULD NOT GET HIM INSIDE HER DOOR THAT HIS FATHER WAS NOT THERE WOULD NOT BE THERE AT NIGHT MADE THE PLACE DREADFUL TO HIM THIS ADDITION TO THE TROUBLE OF MIND SHE ALREADY HAD ON ACCOUNT OF THE NATURE OF HER BUSINESS WAS THE CAUSE I BELIEVE WHY AFTER SIR GEORGE'S DEATH SHE WENT DOWN THE HILL WITH ACCELERATED SPEED SHE SIPPED MORE FREQUENTLY FROM HER OWN BOTTLE SOON CAME TO TASTING WITH HER CUSTOMERS AND AFTER THAT HER DESCENT WAS RAPID SHE NO LONGER REFUSED DRINK TO WOMEN THOUGH FOR A TIME SHE ALWAYS GAVE IT UNDER PROTEST SHE WINKED AT CARD PLAYING SHE GREW GENERALLY MORE LAX IN HER ADMINISTRATION AND BY DEGREES A MIST OF EVIL FAME BEGAN TO GATHER ABOUT HER HOUSE
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