"I don't deny it," replied Pencroft, "but the savages must know how to do it or employ a peculiar wood, for more than once I have tried to get fire in that way, but I could never manage it.
–No digo que no –contestó Pencroff–, pero los salvajes conocen la manera de usarlo y emplean madera especial, porque más de una vez he querido procurarme fuego de esa suerte y no lo he conseguido nunca.