Was the story hard to follow? Was it self-contradictory, and in what ways? Anything? Just don't even be polite, just throw it right out there. Yes?

有没有什么地方不连贯？或者自相矛盾？,有何矛盾？有吗？说出来，现在，在这里，好吗？

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He said, my apologies-- he was very polite and diplomatic.

他在信中说,非常抱歉,勋爵用词十分礼貌得体

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