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'Would to God that I had given him notice on the very day that he came,' she said. 'But it was a sore temptation. They were paying a pound a day each—fourteen pounds a week, and this is the slack season. WOULD TO GOD THAT I HAD GIVEN HIM NOTICE ON THE VERY DAY THEY CAME SHE SAID BUT IT WAS A SORE TEMPTATION THEY WERE PAYING A POUND A DAY EACH FOURTEEN POUNDS A WEEK AND THIS IS THE SLACK SEASON
ng 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. 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.’ “‘But why did you stand all this,’ I asked. ‘I suppose that you can get rid of your boarders when you wish.’ “Mrs. Charpentier blushed at my pertinent question.  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 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 BUT WHY DID YOU STAND ALL THIS I ASKED I SUPPOSE IT CAN GET RID OF YOUR BODERS WHEN YOU WISH MISSUS CHAP ETIER BLUSHED AT MY PERTINENT QUESTION
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