Possible Clues:

• What one's doing with extremes of lethargy at home and spirit sinking?
• Confinement at home after making inventions
• Chinese principles taken in by lecturer before drink in extended retirement?
• Staying abed - confined in childbirth
• Confinement
• Deceit before being elected results in confinement
• Confinement during childbirth
• Large Chinese element booze, getting up late
• Telling tales during confinement
• Sleeping late