Complex sentence: There is no real evidence for this, however, and he was at the time friendly with a number, and had platonic friendships with both Sophia Ryde and Beverly Martyn, whith whom he was particularly close, although these relationships never developed.
Split into simpler sentences: There is no real evidence for this, however, and he was at the time friendly with a number of women. He had platonic friendships with both Sophia Ryde and Beverly Martyn, whith whom he was particularly close, although these relationships never developed.