We use two lucifer matches a day; and what is to become of us at that rate?
In theory, fire can be got by rubbing two pieces of wood together; Selkirk is said to have so obtained it from pimento wood on Juan Fernandez; but, in fact, I believe the art is confined to savages.

I never met a civilized man who could do it, and I have questioned scores of voyagers.

As for my weapons, they consist of a boat-hook and an ax; no gun, no harpoon, no bow, no lance.
My tools are a blunt saw, a blunter ax, a wooden spade, two great augers, that I believe had a hand in bringing us here, but have not been any use to us since, a center-bit, two planes, a hammer, a pair of pincers, two brad-awls, three gimlets, two scrapers, a plumb-lead and line, a large pair of scissors, and you have a small pair, two gauges, a screw-driver, five clasp-knives, a few screws and nails of various sizes, two small barrels, two bags, two tin bowls, two wooden bowls, and the shell of this turtle, and that is a very good soup-tureen, only we have no meat to make soup with." "Well, sir," said Miss Rolleston, resignedly, "we can but kneel down and die." "That would be cutting the gordian knot, indeed," said Hazel.

"What, die to shirk a few difficulties?
No.

I propose an amendment to that.