Critique Of George Chevalier's Memoirre

The reading states that some critics have raised doubts about the accuracy of the Chevalier's memoir and provides three reasons of support. However, the professor states that Chevalier's memoir is accurate and is a reliable history source and refutes each of the authors' reasons. First, the reading states that Chevalier borrowed considerable sums of money from a Swiss merchant, even thought that his memoir states that he had been very rich. The professor opposes this point by saying that taking a loan from a merchant does not mean that Chevalier was a poor man, so Chevalier has a lot of parties gambling everyday, and he sometimes was selling property and was waiting for the money to arrive to him, so it takes time to convert acids to money.
The professor counters this point by saying that Chevalier was writing every thing that he can remember each night after the conversation and he kept all his notes or writings. The professor states that Chevalier was consulting some of journalist to give him some notes in his writings. The professor states that critics have also questioned the memoir's account of the Chevalier's escape from a notorious prison in Venice, Italy. The professor refutes this point by saying that other more powerful prisoners could not bribe to get their freedom from the prison. The professor states that the administration of the venice prison was repaired the prison after the the Chevalier escaped from the prison, so that supported the the Chevalier's