His dispatches were sometimes laconic to the point of curtness, and his calm in emergencies, though admired, was often suspected of being too sincere.

他言辞有时简洁到硬地步，他在紧急情况下虽然令人钦佩，但经常被怀过于真诚。

Mr. Hawley's mode of speech, even when public decorum repressed his " awful language, " was formidable in its curtness and self-possession. Mr. Thesiger sanctioned the request, Mr. Bulstrode sat down, and Mr. Hawley continued.

霍讲话方式，即使在公共礼仪压制他“糟糕语言”时，其粗鲁和沉着也令人畏。 Thesiger 批准了该请求，Bulstrode 坐下，Hawley 继续。