226 THE VOYAGE OF THE 'DISCOVERY' [Dec. 



During one long season we had laboured hard to this end, but 

 yet its finish found us with many important gaps in our know- 

 ledge. Then fortune decided that we should be given another 

 season to complete our work, and we started forth once more 

 to fill in those gaps. With what success this was accomplished 

 I have endeavoured to show, and I trust it will be agreed that 

 after the close of our second sledging season we were justified 

 in considering that the main part of our work was done. 



