But he had so adroitly selected his quotations that to those who had not read the book (and evidently hardly anyone had read it) it would appear quite clear that the whole book was nothing but a collection of high-sounding words, not even used appropriately (as was indicated by notes of interrogation), and that its author was a totally ignorant man.
Daba, no obstante, algunos extractos de ella, escogidos con tal habilidad, que para los que no la hubiesen leído –y era palmario que casi no la había leído nadie– resultaba evidente que la obra no pasaba de ser un conjunto de palabras huecas a incluso empleadas inoportunamente (lo que subrayaban los signos de interrogación), y que su autor era un hombre totalmente inculto.