But my uncle seemed to believe in his arsenal as in his instruments, and more especially in a considerable quantity of gun cotton, which is unaffected by moisture, and the explosive force of which exceeds that of gunpowder.
Pero mi tío parecía mirar con el mismo cariño su arsenal que sus instrumentos, y especialmente una buena cantidad de algodón pólvora inalterable a la humedad, cuya fuerza explosiva es notablemente superior a la de la pólvora ordinaria.