William Swinton likes to drink liquor from a jug.
<span>William Swinton was a former Civil War correspondent and is the roommate of the narrator. They liked to drink and get drunk together.
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That is why the narrator was out and about looking for ways to find money to buy liquor for their consumption.
B) because when traders sell slaves they would make the highest profit they could whether it be 50 cents to 50 dollars. In this situation he got them for free it appears so he would make a profit in any way.
It's avail, avail means make use of
I really don’t know sorry
