“Admit that the Greenland route is feasible,” said the chairman, “how will you provide means of travel?”
“With dogs and sledges,” said one man.
“And the supplies?”
Ah, here was the stumbling block. No sledge team could hope to carry the supplies for so large a party.
So that plan found chary support.
Thus the meeting was in a state of perplexity and much uncertainty, when an incident happened which put a new face upon matters.
Suddenly a short, broad-shouldered man, with glasses, pushed forward.
“Mr. Chairman!” he said.
“Professor Gaston!” replied the chair.
“I would like to submit a plan for reaching the Poles, which I confidently claim will be successful.”