Perhaps the care of his farms, the interests of agriculture, an active out-door life had formerly soothed his atrabilious temper by giving it a field for its uneasiness, and by furnishing employment for his activity.

也许对他的农场的照料，对农业的兴趣，积极的户外生活，从前给了他不安的环境，并为他的活动提供了就业机会，从而抚慰了他的坏脾气。