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

他的言辞有时简洁到生硬的地步，他在紧急情况下的冷静虽然令人钦佩，但经常真诚。

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.

霍利先生的讲话方式，即使在公共礼仪压制他的“糟糕语言”时，其粗鲁和沉着也令人生畏。 Thesiger 先生批准了该请求，Bulstrode 先生坐下，Hawley 先生继续。