66 THE STORY OF PEARY'S GREAT EXPLOIT 



full height. His voice was steady and solemn as he turned and 

 faced the questioner. 



"Can't you imagine how a man feels after spending twenty- 

 three years of the best years of his life, who had given parts of his 

 body, the body God gave him, in accomplishing his ambition, when 

 he attains it?" 



