It is Never Too Late to Mend Chapter XV, part 1

In which Governor Hawes exercises his unyielding authority with stern and cruel punishments, while the new chaplain endeavours with tender compassion to soften the harshness of the prison’s discipline and to minister to the afflicted prisoner Robinson. Amidst the gloom of dark cells and the bitterness of despair, a solemn battle of wills and hearts is quietly waged between severity and mercy within these sombre walls.