This was prudent, for the monkeys, or apes rather, appearing to be very powerful and extremely active, it was useless to provoke an unnecessary aggression, and the creatures might, ignorant of the power of the explorers' firearms, have attacked them.
Por otra parte, era prudente abstenerse de tirar, porque aquellos monos vigorosos y dotados de una gran agilidad, podrían hacerse temibles, y valía más no provocar su furor con una agresión inoportuna.