ðɛɹ fˈɪɹz wɜːɹ ˈɔfən pɹˈuːvən, æz wɛn hiː θɹˈɛʔn̩d vˈaɪələns ɪf hˈæɹiət dɪdnˌɑːt hˈænd ˌoʊvɚ hɜː mˈæɹɪdʒ sˈɛɾəlmənt tə hˌɪm ˈæftɚ lˈuːzɪŋ ɐn ɪspˈɛʃəli ɹˈuːɪnəs ɡˈæmblɪŋ ɹˈaʊnd.
Their fears were often proven, as when he threatened violence if Harriet did not hand over her marriage settlement to him after losing an especially ruinous gambling round.