To Wait Idly Is The Worst Of

I Fear We Have Shot Our Bolt - But We Have Been To Pole And Done The Longest Journey On Record.

As One Looks Across The Barren Stretches Of The Pack, It Is Sometimes Difficult To Realise What Teeming Life Exists Immediately Beneath Its Surface.

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

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.

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.