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However at last found a Gentleman (Mr Grainger Hargreaves) a missionary who had lately returned to England after 14 years at Canton, and with him I studied sentences during my leave at home. In four mornings a week for the last six months. Back & Houston getting Cadets engaged a Chinese Teacher, but I found that the duties of the Registrar of the Supreme Court to which I had been appointed from October 14th 1892 quite precluded having any continuous time for study. Cadets when they come to the age of 21 are sent up country and have all their time to bestow on the study of the language, but a man of my age (over 39 years) with the duties of the Registrar to attend to has very little time to spare.
I trust therefore ...