It was evident to me that he had been very busy of late, for the notes which I had from Baker Street were few and short, with no comments upon the information which I had supplied and hardly any reference to my mission.
Il était évident que Holmes était diablement occupé ces temps-ci, car je ne recevais de Baker Street que des lettres brèves et rares qui ne daignaient pas commenter les informations que je lui envoyais et ne faisaient pratiquement aucune allusion à ma mission.