Complex sentence: However, it did not pay well and he was eventually left stranded in the west of England; fortunately he managed to borrow half a crown from a scene-painter he had met in Bristol, and walked back to London in 3 days.
Split into simpler sentences: However, it did not pay well and he was eventually left stranded in the west of England. He managed to borrow half a crown from a scene-painter he had met in Bristol, and walked back to London in 3 days.