Old Lottie Strange was brought before him, charged with intoxication and bad behaviour in a public place. ‘Why pick on me?‘ shouted Lottie, her one remaining front tooth shining yellow in the light. ‘Every bugger in the town was drunk that night! ‘Course they were, there was a run on! People were pissing gin!‘ ‘Don‘t answer back to the magistrate,‘ warned the clerk of the court. ‘You can fuck off and all!‘ snapped Lottie.
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