He continued to go and come about his business as usual; but ceased to stutter, talked less, and was more obdurate in business transactions than ever before.
他继续照常做事。但不再口吃,说话少了,在商业交易中比以往任何时候都更加固执。
雾都孤儿(原版)
'You will not persist in saying that, ' rejoined the gentleman, with a voice and emphasis of kindness that might have touched a much harder and more obdurate heart.
“你不会坚持这么说的,”这位绅士重新加入,他的语气和强调的善意可能会打动一颗更加坚硬和顽固的心。
泰山之子(上)
She was obdurate, and at last the lad appeared to acquiesce in his mother's decision that the ape must be returned to Africa and the boy to school, from which he had been absent on vacation.