Awaiting the return of the courageous explorers, I conclude the account of this voyage which will constitute an epoch in my life and will leave behind it ineffaceable memories.
Henri Lachambre.
Paris, October 14th, 1897.
[1] As Strindberg did last year.
SECOND PART
I
Departure of the Second Expedition
On the 18th of May the town of Gothenburg prepared to witness the second departure of the Polar Expedition. On the quays of the port the inhabitants assembled in crowds testified to Andrée their admiration for his ever memorable undertaking.