The influence of brandy upon him, and of slavery upon her, had effected a disastrous change in the characters of both; so that, as far as they were concerned, I thought I had little to lose by the change.
Douglass observes how the corrupting forces of alcohol and slavery profoundly altered the characters of his master and mistress.
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