Theladybroughtthepainterahandsomelittlefortuneofacoupleofhundredpounds。andaslongasthissumlastednowomancouldbemorelovelyorloving。Butwantbeganspeedilytoattacktheirlittlehousehold。bakers’billswereunpaid。rentwasdue，andtherecklesslandlordgavenoquarter。and，tocrownthewhole，herfather，unnaturalbutcher！suddenlystoppedthesuppliesofmutton-
chops。andsworethathisdaughter，andthedauber。herhusband，shouldhavenomoreofhiswares。Atfirsttheyembracedtenderly，and，kissingandcryingovertheirlittleinfant，vowedtoheaventhattheywoulddowithout：butinthecourseoftheeveningGriskinissagrewpeckish，andpoorSimonpawnedhisbestcoat。
Whenthishabitofpawningisdiscovered，itappearstothepoorakindofEldorado。Gambougeandhiswifeweresodelighted，thatthey，inthecourseofamonth，madeawaywithhergoldchain，hergreatwarming-pan，hisbestcrimsonplushinexpressibles，twowigs，awashhandbasinandewer，fire-irons，window-curtains，crockery，andarm-chairs。Griskinissasaid，smiling，thatshehadfoundasecondfatherinHERUNCLE，——abasepun，whichshowedthathermindwascorrupted，andthatshewasnolongerthetender，simpleGriskinissaofotherdays。
Iamsorrytosaythatshehadtakentodrinking。sheswallowedthewarming-paninthecourseofthreedays，andfuddledherselfonewholeeveningwiththecrimsonplushbreeches。
Drinkingisthedevil——thefather，thatistosay，ofallvices。