After the Revolution, the epoch at which he first came into notice, the good man stuttered in a wearisome way as soon as he was required to speak at length or to maintain an argument.

大革命之后，也就是他第一次受到关注的时代，这位好人一被要求长篇大论或争论不休，就开始结结巴巴，令人厌烦。