He made no display of humility on the subject, but in his heart he felt rather ashamed that his conduct had shown laches which others who did not get benefices were free from.

在这个问题上他没有表现出谦逊，但在他的内心深处，他感到相当羞愧，因为他的行为表现出了其他没有得到福利的人没有的懈怠。