The demon of drink was as black as the demon of play, and nearly as hard to get rid of - especially as his kind friends did all they could to second the promptings of his own insatiable cravings.


Arthur to Helen (Ch.XXII : Traits of Friendship) - The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848)

Anne Brontë Quotes

The demon of drink was as black as the demon of play, and nearly as hard to get rid of - especially as his kind friends did all they could to second...

The demon of drink was as black as the demon of play, and nearly as hard to get rid of - especially as his kind friends did all they could to second...

The demon of drink was as black as the demon of play, and nearly as hard to get rid of - especially as his kind friends did all they could to second...

The demon of drink was as black as the demon of play, and nearly as hard to get rid of - especially as his kind friends did all they could to second...