How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
"You needn't 'a' brought me bread an' butter," said her father. "But a cup of tea"—he sipped appreciatively—"it's very nice." He sipped for a moment or two, then: "I hear as Walter's got another bout on," he said.
"When hasn't he?" said the woman bitterly. "I heered tell of him in the 'Lord Nelson' braggin' as he was going to spend that b—afore he went: half a sovereign that was." (1.27-29)
Very early on in the story, we learn that Elizabeth's husband is quite the pub-crawler and revels in spending tons of money on that "hobby."
Quote #2
"Aye, it's a nice thing, when a man can do nothing with his money but make a beast of himself!" said the grey-whiskered man. The woman turned her head away. Her father swallowed the last of his tea and handed her the cup. (1.33)
Apparently Elizabeth's pops doesn't think too highly of his son-in-law's alcohol-drenched ways, particularly when that means wasting money getting wasted.
Quote #3
He had probably gone past his home, slunk past his own door, to drink before he came in, while his dinner spoiled and wasted in waiting. (1.36)
Elizabeth spends the early part of the story absolutely fuming that Walter has not come home on time, since his dinner will spoil and the family will be kept waiting until they give up. Based on a long list of his previous offenses, she assumes that he's out at the pub.