He did not fatigue the wires with incessant telegrams, like those who speak when they have nothing to say, but each of his notes, short, decisive, and clear, threw light on some important point.
Il ne fatiguait pas les fils de télégrammes incessants, comme ceux qui parlent alors qu'ils n'ont rien à dire, mais chacune de ses notes, courtes, nettes, claires, portait la lumière sur un point important.