Describe the life of the narrator before leaving the house.

Johnny's father is a well to do man, and from this, we can infer that he lived a life of luxury... no need overlooked. We can also infer from his behavior that he is extremely spoiled.

We selected for our victim the only child of a prominent citizen named Ebenezer Dorset. The father was respectable and tight, a mortgage fancier and a stern, upright collection-plate passer and forecloser.