In the summer he did light work on the farm; the work was of a quiet, monotonous sort, for his parents were no friends to frivolity or excitement.
Caius was strictly brought up.

The method of his training was that which relies for strength of character chiefly upon the absence of temptation.
The father was under the impression that he could, without any laborious effort and consideration, draw a line between good and evil, and keep his son on one side of it.

He was not austere--but his view of righteousness was derived from puritan tradition.
A boy, if kindly treated, usually begins early to approve the only teaching of which he has experience.

As a youth, Caius heartily endorsed his father's views, and felt superior to all who were more lax.

He had been born into that religious school which teaches that a man should think for himself on every question, provided that he arrives at a foregone conclusion.