"It is to be hoped so," answered Spilett, "for without coal there would be no machinery, and without machinery there would be no railways, no steamers, no manufactories, nothing of that which is indispensable to modern civilization!"
–Esperemos –contestó Spilett–, porque sin carbón no hay máquinas, y sin máquinas no hay trenes, ni vapores, ni fábricas, ni nada de lo que exige el progreso de la vida moderna.