Unconsciously my chirography expands into placard capitals.

我总是不 自觉地把字扩成了招牌上的大写体。

This envelope had the air of an official record of some period long past, when clerks engrossed their stiff and formal chirography on more substantial materials than at present.

这个信封有一种很久以前的官方记录的气息，当时的职员们在比现在更充实的材料上专注于他们僵硬而正式的手写体。