He was very blunt with his patients, treating them often brusquely and sometimes even rudely. Swift refused to answer some of Cook's questions and replied brusquely to others. His offer to ransom survivors was brusquely refused. Brusquely driven off and humiliated, he is warned by to cease his inquiries. In 1887 he sent several editions to Friedrich Nietzsche but was brusquely dismissed. When she confronts Grimes about it, he brusquely claims that it was an accident. Cluff refuses, and brusquely orders Miriam out. G.T. shows romantic interest in Addie, who responds positively but brusquely. The original said the emperor's remark was made ""somewhat brusquely"". Mutaguchi's Chief of Staff, Major General Todai Kunomura, presented Mutaguchi's plan, but was brusquely overruled. He didn't want to create the impression that the West had brusquely refused it. However, his proposals were brusquely rejected by Foreign Minister Ottokar Czernin. The Doctor brusquely activates her Vortex manipulator to send her back to prison. Angel brusquely completes the mission from Cordelia's vision, then heads back toward Wolfram & Hart. The sisters were handled brusquely and exposed to obscene comments.