A career or vengeance so direful that london was shocked .

一件恐怖得震惊了伦敦的事件或者说复仇。

And now , having painted this rather direful picture , mr prime minister , I must go on to make an observation with something of admiration mixed with puzzlement .

现在，在描述了这个悲惨的景象之后，总理先生，我必须继续提出我的一个令我既钦佩又迷惑的观测。