He returned confident that his qualifications would lead to a successful legal career in the Cape; a career which would enable him to settle his debt with Professor Marais and to allow him to marry.
Han returnerede sikker på, at hans kvalifikationer ville føre til en vellykket juristkarriere i Kap, en karriere som ville gøre det mulig for ham at betale sin gæld til professor Marais og at gifte sig.