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that
any future
in
credito
depend
on
his conduct and
would
in form
him
that
not
on
his abilities. I took care to inform him that, as the salary was large, he should satisfy himself that the sum offered was sufficient for his maintenance. He expressed himself as being grateful, and said he would live very well on his salary and private means, as he had some.
At first he conducted himself fairly well for about a month or so. Then rumours arose that he was in debt, and subsequently he appears to have lived extravagantly, and become so involved in debt that a judgment was obtained against him. In order to save him the disgrace of imprisonment in the gaol, Mr. Mudie, Resident Engineer under whom Berkeley was working, very kindly went surety for him, paid off pressing claims, and
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that
any future
in
creado
depend
on
his conduct and
would
in form
him
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abilities. I took care to in
that, as the salary
large
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he should satisfy himself
that the sum offered
for
sufficient
his maintenance. He expressed
himself as being grateful,
said he would live
his salary
private
as
means.
and
well
on
very he had some.
ste conducted himself fairly
well for
month or
a
livo. Then
rumours arose that he
was in
debt, and subsequently he appears. to have lived extravagantly, and become so involved in debt that
a
judgment
was
obtained
against
him. In order to save him the disgrace of imprisonment in the gool, Mr. Mudie Resident
Common
Engineer under whom Berkeley working very kindly went surtly for him, paid off pressing claims,
and
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