"I accept your calculations, captain," I replied, "and I'd be ill-mannered to dispute them, since your daily experience bears them out. But at this juncture, I have a hunch that we're still left with one real difficulty."
-Admito sus cálculos, capitán -respondí-, y mostraría mala fe en discutirlos, puesto que la experiencia le da razón cada día, pero me temo que ahora nos hallamos en presencia de una dificultad real.