Though teetotal, he seems to have been drinking to give himself courage for the evening's activities.
Where the gentleman must drink to retain his difference from the crowding middle classes, the drinker, in the teetotal ethos, must renounce the crowd by renouncing drink.
It is no use trying to introduce repressive legislation to compel people to be teetotal.
The extremes of my teetotal family may be too much for most, but people should be aware of the dangers of alcohol.
This would include teetotal societies amalgamated with teetotal societies.
They argue, say, that the promotion of teashops, whether teetotal or otherwise, is not a charitable purpose.
These averages include both non-smoking and teetotal households.
The first is that the nation should become teetotal and non-smoking.