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

本来就爱嘴， 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.

狂热健谈似乎已经完全过去了。自从们离开，几乎没说过一句话，琼玛为沉默感到由衷高兴。

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 一般不会在话方面犯错误，当说话时，表达自己意思很笨拙，犹豫不决，还有不必要手势。