Complex sentence: Arriving at Oxford for the Michaelmas term, 1950, Naipaul displayed enthusiasm, preparedness, and promise; he did so at least in his own estimation and the judgment of his Latin tutor, Peter Bayley.
Split into simpler sentences: Arriving at Oxford for the Michaelmas term, 1950, Naipaul displayed enthusiasm, preparedness, and promise. He did so at least in the judgment of his Latin tutor, Peter Bayley.