His reason for attempting this special line of business was that he had struck up an acquaintance with a consumptive tutor upon the voyage home, and that he had used this man's ability to make the undertaking a success.
Su interés por este tipo particular de ocupación obedecía a que durante el viaje de vuelta a Inglaterra conoció a un profesor, enfermo de tuberculosis, cuya gran competencia profesional utilizó para que la empresa tuviera éxito.