Question

The sarcasm that had repelled, the harshness that had startled me once, were only like keen condiments in a choice dish: their presence was pungent, but their absence would be felt as comparatively insipid.

Accepted Answer

Su desagradable sarcasmo, su dureza, me parecían picantes condimentos de un excelente manjar. Y si su presencia era en algún sentido ingrata, su ausencia hacia la vida insípida para mí.

Back	The sarcasm that had repelled, the harshness that had startled me once, were only like keen condiments in a choice dish: their presence was pungent, but their absence would be felt as comparatively insipid.
Front	Su desagradable sarcasmo, su dureza, me parecían picantes condimentos de un excelente manjar. Y si su presencia era en algún sentido ingrata, su ausencia hacia la vida insípida para mí.

Su Sarcasm Repelled Harshness Startled Keen Condiments Choice