He read the letter over and was satisfied with it, especially with having remembered to enclose the money; there was not a single cruel word or threat in it, yet it was not yielding in tone.
Lesse la lettera e ne rimase soddisfatto, particolarmente per il fatto che si era ricordato di accludervi il denaro; non vi era una sola parola dura, né una recriminazione, ma non vi era neppure indulgenza.