When the folly as well as the uselessness of the adventure was pointed out to him, he contented himself with replying, "If the thing is feasible, the first to do it ought to be an Englishman."
Y cuando al propio tiempo le demostraban lo necio y lo inútil del proyecto, se lijnitaba a responder: "Si la cosa es factible, bueno sera que sea inglés quien primero lo haga."