240 SCOTT'S LAST EXPEDITION [April 
By all means think yourself big but don't think everyone else small ! 
The man who knows everyone's job isn't much good at his own. 
* When you arc attacked unjustly avoid the appearance of evil, but 
avoid also the appearance of being too good ! ' 'A man can't be too 
good, but he can appear too good. 1 
Monday , April 17. — Started from C. Evans with two 
10 ft. sledges. 
Party 1. Self, Lashly, Day, Dcmctri. 
,, 2. Bowers, Nelson, Crean, Hooper. 
We left at 8 a.m., taking our personal equipment, a 
week's provision of sledging food, and butter, oatmeal, 
flour, lard, chocolate, &c, for the hut. 
Two of the ponies hauled the sledges to within a mile 
of the Glacier Tongue ; the wind, which had been north, 
here suddenly shifted to S.E., very biting. (The wind re- 
mained north at C. Evans during the afternoon, the ponies 
walked back into it.) Sky overcast, very bad light. 
Found the place to get on the glacier, but then lost the track 
— crossed more or less direct, getting amongst many cracks. 
Came down in bay near the open water — stumbled over 
the edge to an easy drift. More than once on these trips 
I as leader have suddenly disappeared from the sight of 
the others, affording some consternation till they got close 
enough to see what has happened. The pull over sea ice was 
verv heavy and in face of strong wind and drift. Every 
member of the party was frostbitten about the face, several 
with very cold feet. Pushed on after repairs. Found drift 
streaming off the ice cliff, a new cornice formed and our 
rope buried at both ends. The party getting cold, I decided 
to camp, have tea, and shift foot gear. Whilst tea was 
