Roosevelt and Churchill worked differently: the president was circumspect, restrained and cagey, while the prime minister was effusive, commanding and far more experienced in military affairs.
The authors are meticulous in the details they recount, although the tone can feel uneven, at first boosterish when discussing the gun's origins before becoming more circumspect.
We must not expect a lively young man to be always so guarded and circumspect. It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us. Women fancy admiration means more than it does'.
These were all reasons for the greatest caution and most circumspect behaviour in communicating it to Mrs. Maylie, whose first impulse would infallibly be to hold a conference with the worthy doctor on the subject.
Nevertheless, in spite of his soft voice, in spite of his circumspect bearing, the language and habits of a coarse nature came to the surface, especially in his own home, where he controlled himself less than elsewhere.