Read the excerpt from an adaptation of "To Build a Fire.”

But he was safe. There was the fire, snapping and crackling and promising life with every dancing flame. He remembered the old-timer on Sulphur Creek who had warned him that no man must travel alone in the Klondike after fifty below. Yet here he was; he had had the accident; he was alone; and he had saved himself. Those old-timers were rather womanish, he thought, smiling to himself.

What is the best prediction, based on the details of this excerpt?

A. The man will forget how to build a fire.

B. The man will form a group with other travelers.

C. The man will be recognized for his superior survival skills.

D. The man will realize the wisdom of the old-timer’s warning.