Question

Neither of them possessed energy or wit to belabour me soundly, but they insulted me as coarsely as they could in their little way: especially Celine, who even waxed rather brilliant on my personal defects--deformities she termed them.

Accepted Answer

Ninguno de ellos poseía bastante capacidad para ofenderme de un modo profundo, pero me insultaron cuanto pudieron a su mezquina manera, sobre todo Céline, que hizo hincapié en mis defectos físicos.

Back	Neither of them possessed energy or wit to belabour me soundly, but they insulted me as coarsely as they could in their little way: especially Celine, who even waxed rather brilliant on my personal defects--deformities she termed them.
Front	Ninguno de ellos poseía bastante capacidad para ofenderme de un modo profundo, pero me insultaron cuanto pudieron a su mezquina manera, sobre todo Céline, que hizo hincapié en mis defectos físicos.

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