The wantonly libeled men had thus become creditors of the libeler!

由此看来，被侮蔑中伤者居然成了恶毒毁谤者的债权人！

He, poor wretch, expected to see " rogue, scoundrel, libeler, " inscribed; but there was, in fair round characters, the signature of the firm.

那位可怜的穷光蛋仍然认为会看见“流氓、无赖或诽谤者”诸如此类字样出现在文件上，万万没想到，他竟然看到了字体圆润的格兰特公司签名。