"Captain," asked the sailor, "would it not be a good plan, before setting out, to build a canoe in which we could either ascend the river, or, if we liked, coast round the inland?
–Señor Ciro –preguntó el marino–, ¿no sería conveniente, antes de salir al descubierto, construir una canoa que nos permitiese o remontar el río o, en caso contrario, costear la isla?