The last squire dragged out his existence there, living the horrible life of an aristocratic pauper; but his only son, my stepfather, seeing that he must adapt himself to the new conditions, obtained an advance from a relative, which enabled him to take a medical degree and went out to Calcutta, where, by his professional skill and his force of character, he established a large practice.
Allí arrastró su existencia el último señor, viviendo la vida miserable de un mendigo aristócrata; pero su único hijo, mi padrastro, comprendiendo que debía adaptarse a las nuevas condiciones, consiguió un préstamo de un pariente, que le permitió estudiar medicina, y emigró a Calcuta, donde, gracias a su talento profesional y a su fuerza de carácter, consiguió una numerosa clientela.