I have been planning the expedition, and I think Sammy would be an excellent man to take charge of it.

I might go part of the way--at least, far enough to start him--and I could so arrange matters that Sammy would have no difficulty in finishing the expedition, but I do not think that I could give up all the time that such an enterprise deserves.

It is not enough to merely find the pole; one should stay there and make observations which would be of service." "But if Sammy finishes the journey himself," she said, "his will be the glory." "Let him have it," replied Clewe.

"If my method of arctic exploration solves the great problem of the pole, I shall be satisfied with the glory I get from the conception.

The mere journey to the northern end of the earth's axis is of slight importance.