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So far from being stupefied , he became , after the fourth glass , active , alert , quick-witted , even talkative ; a certain wickedness stirred in him then ; he was intractable , mean ; and when he had drunk a little more heavily than usual , he found a certain pleasure in annoying and exasperating Trina , even in abusing and hurting her . It had begun on the evening of Thanksgiving Day , when Heise had taken McTeague out to dinner with him . The dentist on this occasion had drunk very freely . He and Heise had returned to Polk Street towards ten o'clock , and Heise at once suggested a couple of drinks at Frenna 's . `` All right , all right , '' said McTeague . `` Drinks , that 's the word . I 'll go home and get some money and meet you at Joe 's . ''