[CW: reference to alcohol abuse and child abuse]

There was only dimmed lighting coming through the cracks in the attic, so it would be hard to see Jimmy's face as he sat down in the hay. "Oh yeah. When 'e's sober it's only when ye misbehave. Though 'e beats hard. And sometimes he locks ye up in a dark room for hours and hours on end, or ye don't get food for days. But when 'e gets drunk, then it gets really bad. Most servants only stay a few days, it's just that Jenny and I can't leave our mam. But don't worry. 'E only gets drunk about once or twice a week and the welts do disappear in the end. But if I were you run away while ye can."