[181] Taylor, with Scott, The Silver Lining, pp. 325-326.

   [182] Scott’s Last Expedition, vol. i. p. 448.

   [183] Scott’s Last Expedition, vol. i. p. 449.

   [184] Ibid. p. 446.

   [185] See pp. 350, 552-556.

   [186] Scott’s Last Expedition, vol. i. p. 453.

   [187] Ibid. p. 452.

   [188] Scott’s Last Expedition, vol. i. p. 438-439.

   [189] Scott’s Last Expedition, vol. i. p. 450.

   [190] Bowers.

   [191] Bowers.

   [192] My own diary.

   [193] Bowers.

   [194] Scott’s Last Expedition, vol. i. p. 463.

   [195] Ibid. p. 462.

   [196] Scott’s Last Expedition, vol. i. p. 461.

   [197] Bowers.

   [198] Bowers.

   [199] Scott’s Last Expedition, vol. i. p. 465.

[200] Scott’s Last Expedition, vol. i. p. 465.

[201] Scott’s Last Expedition, vol. i. p. 468.

[202] Scott’s Last Expedition, vol. i. pp. 470, 471.

[203] Bowers.

[204] A note to Cape Evans is as follows:—­MY DEAR SIMPSON.  This
goes with Day and Hooper now returning.  We are making fair
progress and the ponies doing fairly well.  I hope we shall
get through to the glacier without difficulty, but to make
sure I am carrying the dog-teams farther than I intended at
first—­the teams may be late returning, unfit for further
work or non-existent....—­R.  SCOTT.

[205] Scott’s Last Expedition, vol. i. p. 474.

[206] Ibid. p. 475.

[207] Ibid. p. 476.

[208] Ibid. p. 476.

[209] Bowers.

   [210] Scott’s Last Expedition, vol. i. p. 483.

   [211] Bowers.

   [212] Bowers.

   [213] My own diary.

   [214] Scott’s Last Expedition, vol. i. p. 486.

   [215] Scott’s Last Expedition, vol. i. pp. 486-489.

   [216] Bowers.

   [217] Scott’s Last Expedition, vol. i. p. 489.

   [218] My own diary.

   [219] My own diary.

   [220] Ibid.

CHAPTER X

THE POLAR JOURNEY (continued)

The Southern Journey involves the most important object of the Expedition....  One cannot affect to be blind to the situation:  the scientific public, as well as the more general public, will gauge the result of the scientific work of the Expedition largely in accordance with the success or failure of the main object.  With success all roads will be made easy, all work will receive its proper consideration.  With failure even the most brilliant work may be neglected and forgotten, at least for a time.—­SCOTT.

II.  THE BEARDMORE GLACIER