'I had not anticipated that the work would present any great difficulties'
'But surely, Sir Ernest, this isn't going to fizzle out into a picnic'
'I am going to write a daily account of my doings to you'
'The other two are snoring peacefully alongside me'
'On Polar journeys the dogs are almost human'
'I went on board to fetch a plum-duff presented by the cook'
'I think the O.M. has a good solution'
'Captain about 1 1/2 miles ahead'
'Feeling rather seedy, Head hot; eyes ache'
'With the help of 2 good pals we carried it out'
'Hope to reach Bluff Depot tomorrow'
'Or else we shall be sharing the fate of Scott & his party'
We have had the closest of close calls'
'We are rapidly growing down with scurvy'
'As happy as a Piccadilly masher'
'So the fate of these foolish people we do not know'
'Are Mackintosh and Hayward here?'
'The greatest qualities of endurance, self-sacrifice, and patience'.