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SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION [March 
relieve Campbell and his party. Owing to her small 
coal supply, she could not stay in the Sound later than 
March 8, and thus she was unable to notify us at the base 
of her success or failure in this undertaking. 
On March i6, Cherry-Garrard and Demetri came in 
and reported that they had seen no sign of the Polar Party ; 
they also reported the early break of the season, ex- 
ceedingly low temperatures and the bad weather on the 
Barrier. The condition of both men was such that it was 
impossible for them to do any further sledging that season. 
I told Cherry-Garrard that we should have to make another 
journey to try and get to the Polar Party ; he readily 
agreed and said that he would be quite ready himself 
after a few days' rest. The taking of Demetri, owing to 
his health was out of the question. On the third day 
after his return Cherry-Garrard collapsed in the morning, 
suffering from an over-strained heart ; it was a very sad 
blow to him to realise that he was unable to help during 
this anxious time, and it was a hard measure to have 
to tell him that further sledging that year was impossible 
for him. 
Realising that something had to be done, I proposed 
to Keohane that he should come out alone with me. He 
was cheerful and willing and proved of the very greatest 
service during a very trying time. 
We discussed fully the probable dates of the return 
of the party to certain points and the possibility of two 
men being able to render them material assistance. Owing 
to the bad light and the time of the year, the probabilities 
were that they could only be met at depots. 
