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them from other standpoints. In another way also is this 

 expedition almost unique. It is hardly credible that twenty 

 men should associate for three months in somewhat cramped 

 quarters without a jar ; yet I can truly say that the best of 

 good fellowship has always existed. This is the best possible 

 omen for success in the future. 



[Note. — This narrative is left in the form in which it was sent back to 

 Australia in January, 191 1, in the belief that nothing is lost (and perhaps 

 some touch of reality gained) by so doing.] 



