Who says the following and why?
there's lots of women has to make their husbands drunk to make them fit to live with. you
see, it's like this. if a man has a bit of a conscience, it always takes him when he's sober, and
then it makes him low-spirited. a drop of booze just takes that off and makes him happy.

you need to include the text. we have no idea what you are referring to

third person

explanation:

note the usage of names and pronouns, "james" & "the old man". this alone can confirm it as third person, as first person uses "i" and the like, while second person uses "you" and the like.

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a, overstatement is the answer