First, Jo has to complete his errand of good nature by handing over the [medicine] he has been to get, which he delivers with the laconic verbal direction that "it's to be all took d'rectly." Laconic is an adjective that means brief or terse in speech or expression — that is, using few words.

Definition of laconic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary using only a few words to say something His laconic comment was, ‘Too bad!’ Want to learn more? Definition of laconic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.