Ben wasn't sure of that. There were plenty of young men around whose fathers drank themselves silly or who were ill-mannered. The children usually ended up just as bad. ... Ben had totally done a great job.

"There's plenty a pubs along the shore..." he paused for a moment. Curse he might, but he was also a famished purse of money. "If you have a moment, and you're not too sore, we have freshly prepared fish for a sweet price."