A covert hostility had sprung up between the two brothers-in-law of late, as if being married to two sisters had evoked a sense of rivalry as to which of them would make the best of his life, and now this hostility found expression in the personal tone the discussion was assuming.
Dijérase que desde que cada uno estaba casado con una hermana, existía cierta rivalidad sobre quién había organizado mejor su vida. Y ahora esta rivalidad se traslucía en la conversación, que derivaba a aspectos personales.