Question

religion followed the gospels. in the last two years of his confinement the prisoner read an immense quantity of books quite indiscriminately. at one time he was busy with the natural sciences, then he would ask for byron or shakespeare. there were notes in which he demanded at the same time books on chemistry, and a manual of medicine, and a novel, and some treatise on philosophy or theology. his reading suggested a man swimming in the sea among the wreckage of his ship, and trying to save his life by greedily clutching first at one spar and then at another. during which time period did the lawyer read,
othing but the gospel?\ after the tenth year after the first year the last two years

Explanation:

The text only describes the prisoner's reading habits during the last two - year period of confinement, which includes a wide range of subjects but does not mention a specific time for reading only the Gospel.

Answer:

There is no information in the provided text about when the lawyer read "nothing but the Gospel". So, no correct option can be chosen from the given ones.