This is Strange: if he gets the chance, of course he's going to be wordy.

He can't help but wince as Lambert mentions Childermass getting ripped open via iron. Well. That's going to be an awkward conversation between them later. "I heard one of the other honorables talking about it, though I haven't seen it myself. What the hell was he doing?"

Despite the judging words, Strange is asking this out of genuine concern. It's not like Childermass is the reckless sort of person to get injured like Lambert and Strange are.