I may not have proved a great explorer, but we have done the greatest march ever made and come very near to great success.
Every day some new fact comes to light - some new obstacle which threatens the gravest obstruction. I suppose this is the reason which makes the game so well worth playing.
To wait idly is the worst of conditions.
We are very near the end, but have not and will not lose our good cheer.
Slowly but surely the sea is freezing over.
The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment.
