He had been inclined to talkativeness, but gradually he became silent.

他本来就爱多嘴， 后来渐渐沉默了。

His feverish talkativeness seemed to have quite spent itself; he had hardly spoken a word since they left Riccardo's door, and Gemma was heartily glad of his silence.

他狂热的健谈似乎已经完全过去了。自从他们离开里卡多的门后，他几乎没说过一句话，琼玛为他的沉默感到由衷的高兴。

But as before, the 'philosopher' made no reply. Bersenyev did not in general err on the side of talkativeness, and when he did speak, he expressed himself awkwardly, with hesitation, and unnecessary gesticulation.

但和之前一样，“哲学家”没有回答。 Bersenyev 一般不会在多话方面犯错误，当他说话时，他表达自己的意思很笨拙，犹豫不决，还有不必要的手势。