translation.en: 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.
translation.pl: Do obrania tego zawodu skłoniła go znajomość, zawarta w drodze powrotnej z nauczycielem suchotnikiem, niejakim Fraser. Weszli w spółkę.