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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. 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
had a hand in this terrible affair. He is utterly innocent of it. My dread is, however, that in your eyes and in the eyes of others he may appear to be compromised. That however is surely impossible. His high character, his profession, his antecedents would all forbid it.’ “‘Your best way is to make a clean breast of the facts,’ I answered. ‘Depend upon it, if your son is innocent he will be none the worse.’ “‘Perhaps, Alice, you had better leave us together,’ she said, and her daughter withdrew. ‘Now, sir,’ she 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. “‘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. ON ARISES FROM ANY FEAR LEST HE SHOULD HAVE HAD A HAND IN THIS TERRIBLE AFFAIR HE IS UTTERLY INNOCENT OF IT MY DREAD IS HOWEVER THAT IN YOUR EYES AND IN THE EYES OF OTHERS HE MAY APPEAR TO BE COMPROMISED THAT HOWEVER IS SURELY IMPOSSIBLE HIS HIGH CHARACTER HIS PROFESSION HIS ANTECEDENCE WOULD ALL FORBID IT YOUR BEST WAY IS TO MAKE A CLEAN BREAST OF THE FACTS I ANSWERED DEPEND UPON IT IF YOUR SON IS INNOCENT HE WILL BE NONE THE WORSE PERHAPS I WISH YOU WOULD BETTER LEAVE US TOGETHER SHE SAID AND HER DAUGHTER WITHDREW NOW SIR SHE 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
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