He could be very useful to Walter: on the other hand he could make himself very unpleasant if Walter put his back up.

他对沃尔特可能非常有用：另一方面， 如果沃尔特挺起腰来， 他可能会让自己非常不愉快。

I always thought he never wanted to divorce you, he doesn't strike me as that sort of chap; but he made what he thought was a very generous offer and you put his back up by turning it down.

我一直以为他从来不想和你离婚， 我觉得他不是那种人；但是他提出了一个他认为非常慷慨的提议， 而你拒绝了他的支持。