The Worst Journey in the World
X: The Polar Journey (Continued)
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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