The events of the day's march are now becoming so dreary and dispiriting that one longs to forget them when we camp; it is an effort even to record them in a diary.
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.
