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"'Well?' "'My heart grew light when I saw him drive away. My son is on leave just now, but I did not tell him anything of all this, for his temper is violent, and he is passionately fond of his sister. When I closed the door behind them a load seemed to be lifted from my mind. Alas, in less than an hour there was a ring at the bell, and I learned that Mr. Drebber had returned. WELL MY HEART GREW LIGHT WHEN I SAW HIM DRIVE AWAY MY SON IS ON LEAVE JUST NOW AND I DID NOT TELL HIM ANYTHING OF ALL THIS FOR HIS TEMPER IS VIOLENT AND HE IS PASSIONATELY FOND OF HIS SISTER WHEN I CLOSED THE DOOR BEHIND THEM A LORD SEEMED TO BE LIFTED FROM MY MIND ALAS IN LESS THAN AN HOUR THERE WAS A RING AT THE BELL AND I LEARNED THAT MISTER DREBBER HAD RETURNED
 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. ‘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. I am a widow, and my boy in the Navy has cost me much. I grudged to lose the money. I acted for the best. This last was too much, however, and I gave him notice to leave on account of it. That was the reason of his going. E 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 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 I AM A WIDOW AND MY BOY IN THE NAVIOURS COST ME MUCH I GRUDGE TO LOSE THE MONEY I ACTED FOR THE BEST THIS LAST WAS TOO MUCH HOWEVER AND I GAVE HIM NOTICE TO LEAVE ON ACCOUNT OF IT THAT WAS THE REASON OF HIS GOING
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