"I think," answered the engineer, "that the combat will now take a new form, for it cannot be supposed that the convicts will be so foolish as to remain in a position so unfavorable for them!"
––Me parece –contestó el ingeniero–que el combate va a tomar una nueva forma, porque no puede suponerse que esos bribones sean tan estúpidos que lo continúen en condiciones tan desfavorables para ellos.