1912] 
FAREWELL LETTERS 
597 
With the diaries in the tent were found the following 
letters : 
To Mrs. E. A. Wilson 
My dear Mrs. Wilson, 
If this letter reaches you Bill and I will have 
gone out together. We are very near it now and I should 
like you to know how splendid he was at the end — ever- 
lastingly cheerful and ready to sacrifice himself for others, 
never a word of blame to me for leading him into this 
mess. He is not suffering, luckily, at least only minor 
discomforts. 
His eyes have a comfortable blue look of hope and 
his mind is peaceful with the satisfaction of his faith in 
regarding himself as part of the great scheme of the 
Almighty. I can do no more to comfort you than to 
tell you that he died as he lived, a brave, true man — 
the best of comrades and staunchest of friends. 
My whole heart goes out to you in pity, 
Yours, 
R. Scott. 
To Mrs. Bowers 
My dear Mrs. Bowers, 
I am afraid this will reach you after one of the 
heaviest blows of your life. 
I write when we are very near the end of our journey, 
and I am finishing it in company with two gallant, noble 
gentlemen. One of these is your son. He had come 
to be one of my closest and soundest friends, and I 
