Food and other essential resources are limited, and are likely to become moreso.

They put mats on the table during mealtimes.

Religious papers in those days were much more bellicostic than today, and no spirit of irenic ecumenism prevailed.

Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.