and it's the story of melvina harlan, a girl who grew up in indianapolis in an abolitionist family. she marries john marshall harlan, harlan from kentucky, a slave state. it's a remarkable book. and thanks to the supreme court historical society, it was the first publisher is now out in randomhouse modern library book. but one of the things that melvina describes is at home mondays. the justices' wives were expected to have tea for anyone who wanted to come. it could be 100 to 200 people on an at-home monday. they would serve scones and cakes and sandwiches. sometimes they would hire musicians so the young people could dance. all of this was not paid for by the federal government. it was the private responsibility of the justices. and then some time in the course of the afternoon, the justice would come out for 15, 20-minute appearance. this went on for a long time. >> yeah, until the great depression, when it finally put an end to all those sort of social traditions. very expensive for the families to bear the cost of. >> but they continued to have into my appointment at the court