How does the man react to the advice of the old-times after he gets his fire going?

The man admits that the old-timer actually knew what he was talking about.

"It certainly was cold, was his thought. That man from Sulphur Creek had spoken the truth when telling how cold it sometimes got in the country. And he had laughed at him at the time!"

"It certainly was cold, was his thought. That man from Sulphur Creek had spoken the truth when telling how cold it sometimes got in the country. And he had laughed at him at the time!"