Sentence:  As for the rest, the pay is not bad, coming as it does from the pockets of the three local warlords who hired me: two graziers, one of whom is also a terrible <WSD>wowser</WSD> (everyone calls him 'Mr Prophet', though I call him - privately, of course - Mr Brimstone, or Old Blood-and-Thunderguts); the third is the owner of the pub. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  One with strong moral views against excessive consumption of alcohol, gambling, pornography, etc., who seeks to promulgate those views.