August 1954 Issue [The Easy Chair] Yankee reserve Download PDF Adjust Share by Bernard Augustine De Voto, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Cape Cod (Mass.) Conversation analysis Description and travel Humor New England New Englanders Social life and customs More from Bernard Augustine De Voto Our friend alcohol Beating the Bali Ha’i racket Birth of an art Adjust Share