654 THE FRIENDLY ARCTIC 



orders, for conditions may change so fundamentally that the com- 

 mander who issued them might desire to alter or even reverse them 

 were he present. Loyalty and good intentions are the main things, 

 and I never knew a man who had more of either of these than Cap- 

 tain Bernard. He and Thomsen were lost in a brave attempt to do 

 what they thought was best and most conducive to the success of the 

 expedition. 



