[36] Vide Scott's Last Expedition, vol. ii. pp. 454-456.
[37] "Atmospheric Electricity over Ocean," by G. C. Simpson and C. S. Wright, Pro. Roy. Soc. A, vol. 85, 1911.
[38] See B.A.E., 1910, Nat. Hist. Report, vol. i. No. 3, p. 117.
[39] Ibid. p. 111.
CHAPTER III
Southward
Open the bones, and you shall nothing find
In the best face but filth; when, Lord, in Thee
The beauty lies in the discovery.
George Herbert.
Telegrams from all parts of the world, special trains, all ships dressed, crowds and waving hands, steamers out to the Heads and a general hullabaloo—these were the incidents of Saturday, November 26, 1910, when we slipped from the wharf at Lyttelton at 3 p.m. We were to call at Dunedin before leaving civilization, and arrived there on Sunday night. Here we took on the remainder of our coal. On Monday night we danced, in fantastic clothing for we had left our grand clothes behind, and sailed finally for the South the following afternoon amidst the greatest enthusiasm. The wives remained with us until we reached the open sea.