ABSTRACT
HENRY CLARKE’S new life had a distinct pattern. Daybreak saw him working in his garden and tending his bees; he then supervised the day’s tasks for the workmen and servants around the property before embarking on his own duties. Parish work created its own obvious routines of baptisms, weddings, funerals, all with their attendant social gatherings. He was also expected to carry out certain local government functions such as conducting the local census. Despite his good works, Henry Clarke never lost his sense of sin and worthlessness. When he began to enjoy life too much, he felt the twinges of mortification.
