To his misfortune, my uncle was not gifted with a sufficiently rapid utterance; not, to be sure, when he was talking at home, but certainly in his public delivery; this is a want much to be deplored in a speaker.
Mi tío no gozaba, por desgracia, de una gran facilidad de palabra, por lo menos cuando se expresaba en público, lo cual, para un orador, constituye un defecto lamentable.