He said he didn't want Sunday-school rubbish at his time of life.
What he liked was something spicy.

And he made them read him French novels and seafaring tales, containing realistic language.

And they didn't have to skip anything either, or he'd know the reason why.
"He said he liked music, so a few of them clubbed together and bought him a harmonium.

Their idea was that they would sing hymns and play high- class melodies, but it wasn't his.

His idea was--'Keeping up the old girl's birthday' and 'She winked the other eye,' with chorus and skirt dance, and that's what they sang.
"To what lengths his tyranny would have gone it is difficult to say, had not an event happened that brought his power to a premature collapse.
This was the curate's sudden and somewhat unexpected marriage with a very beautiful burlesque actress who had lately been performing in a neighbouring town.