"With a clear conscience I tell you, as before God, who beholds me, that I despise freedom and life and health, and all that in your books is called the good things of the world." Based on the lawyer's actions while in confinement and this statement in his note to the banker, what conclusion can the reader make about the lawyer?

A. He now has a clear conscience, whereas before he did not.
B. He has become an educated man with different views than before.
C. He will continue to prefer confinement and an unhealthy lifestyle.
D. He will pursue his studies of philosophy, languages, and medicine.