Deciding to "better himself", he obtained a set of instruction manuals on book-keeping from a local public library, with which he "astonished" his parents by studying alone in his room for hours.
Han besluttede sig for at "forbedre sig ", og anskaffede et sæt undervisningsbøger om bogholderi på et lokalt offentligt bibliotek, hvorefter han forundrede sine forældre ved at studere alene i sit værelse i flere timer.