Now and then one of the godless would slip away northward for a drive on some unfrequented road.

Detection meant society's averted face and stern reprimand.

For an indefinite period the sinner would be a subject of intercession at evening prayers.
The weekday life was in keeping with the Knickerbocker Sabbath.

Home was the family castle, over which parental authority ruled with an iron hand.

Hospitality was genuine and whole-hearted; but tempered by frugal moderation.