Chapter 4
As they walked along the road toward the seaport, Jonathan looked about him. Whenever he saw anyone he felt the tension of guilt. It was just after noon: the time when folk were making their way home from service. He had nothing to worry about. He and Nathaniel could merely be walking home to spend Sabbath in prayer. However, his apprehensions heightened as every so often Nathaniel, making a jest, would laugh heartily and give him a glad hand on the shoulder. Not seemly Puritan behavior on a Sabbath.
As they approached the wharf, his anxieties lessened. He felt the tether of the church reach its maximum and loosen its hold. Here the rules of Godly behavior were waived. Here the strict censure of Christian men had less sway. He breathed deeply and began to relax and look forward
