But we have been to the Pole and we shall die like gentlemen. I regret only for the women we leave behind.
From Robert Falcon Scott
I fear we have shot our bolt - but we have been to Pole and done the longest journey on record.
Each man in his way is a treasure.
The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course and the end cannot be far. It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. For God's sake, look after our people.
But take comfort in that I die at peace with the world and myself - not afraid.
To wait idly is the worst of conditions.
Certainly dog driving is the most terrible work one has to face in this sort of business.
But if we have been willing to give our lives to this enterprise, which is for the honour of our country, I appeal to our countrymen to see that those who depend on us are properly cared for.
The dog is almost human in its demand for living interest, yet fatally less than human in its inability to foresee.
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