Great God! This Is An Awful Place.

Great God! This Is An Awful Place.

Every Day Some New Fact Comes To Light - Some New Obstacle Which Threatens The Gravest Obstruction. I Suppose This Is The Reason Which Makes The Game So Well Worth Playing.

I May Not Have Proved A Great Explorer, But We Have Done The Greatest March Ever Made And Come Very Near To Great Success.

But We Have Been To The Pole And We Shall Die Like Gentlemen. I Regret Only For The Women We Leave Behind.

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.