Recalling this feat, he wrote that it "sounds like the lie of a fond mother at a teaparty, but I do remember that I got ahead very fast and that father was very pleased with me."
Rememorando este feito, escribiu posteriormente que "sona coma a mentira dunha nai nun té benéfico, pero recordo que me adiantei moi rápido e que o meu pai estaba moi satisfeito comigo".