Great God! This Is An Awful Place.

I Do No Think Human Beings Ever Came Through Such A Month As We Have…we Are Weak, Writing Is Difficult, But For My Own Sake I Do Not Regret This Journey, Which Has Shown That Englishmen Can Endure Hardships, Help One Another, And Meet Death With As Great A Fortitude As Ever In The Past.

The Dog Is Almost Human In Its Demand For Living Interest, Yet Fatally Less Than Human In Its Inability To Foresee.

We Took Risks. We Knew We Took Them. Things Have Come Out Against Us. We Have No Cause For Complaint.

Had We Lived, I Should Have Had A Tale To Tell Of The Hardihood, Endurance And Courage Of My Companions Which Would Have Stirred The Heart Of Every Englishman. These Rough Notes And Our Dead Bodies Must Tell The Tale, But Surely, A Great Rich Country Like Ours Will See That Those Who Are Dependent On Us Are Properly Provided For.

I Can Imagine Few Things More Trying To The Patience Than The Long Wasted Days Of Waiting.