After years in the Colonial Service-he had once been a young District Commissioner on what was then the Gold Coast he had acquired the knack of snatching his siesta in the most unfavourable circumstances, even surrounded by quarrelling chiefs, who used to make more noise than Buffy.
Kolonietako Zerbitzuan hainbat urte egin eta gero-garai bateko Urrezko Kosta lurraldeko administrari izan zen gaztetan-, estualdirik larrienetan ere biaoa egiteko trebetasuna bereganatu zuen. Esaterako, behin, hainbat tributako buruzagi borrokazale batzuek erabat inguraturik bazeukaten ere, lo-kuluska bat egin zuen.