That Walt Whitman and Mark Twain, Herman Melville, Henry James, and John Dos Passos had lived here, that Enescu, Brancusi, or Eugen Ionesco had been successful here in no way raised my hopes.
Que Walt Whitman y Mark Twain, Herman Melville, Henry James y John Dos Passos hubieran vivido aquí, que Enescu, Brancusi o Eugen Ionesco hubiesen triunfado aquí no aumentó mis esperanzas.