It is hard to believe that was all the effort he made, for he acquits himself well, even in the convoluted[2] diplomacy that ended in the war of the Spanish succession.

• 人们难以相信这就是他所作的全部努力，因为他表现出色，尤其是在美西错综复杂的外交斡旋中表现优异，不过双方的外交在西班牙王位继承战后中止。