cial factors in the germ-plasm. Just as in armadillos hairs are found
emerging from under the scales, in ancient birds as in the feet of some
modern birds the coat probably consisted of both feathers and scales. But
in course of time, owing perhaps to the growth of the scales being
arrested, the coat of the birds, instead of consisting throughout of
well-developed scales and small inconspicuous feathers, was almost
entirely made up of a countless number of downy feathers, well-developed
scales only persisting below the tarsal joint.

"If the conclusions arrived at with the help of the Emperor Penguin
embryos about the origin of feathers are justified, the worst journey in
the world in the interest of science was not made in vain."

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END OF VOLUME ONE

_Printed in Great Britain by_ R. & R. CLARK, LIMITED, _Edinburgh._

[Illustration: A HALO ROUND THE MOON--E. A. Wilson, del.]

THE WORST JOURNEY

IN THE WORLD

ANTARCTIC

1910-1913

BY

APSLEY CHERRY-GARRARD

WITH PANORAMAS, MAPS, AND ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE LATE

DOCTOR EDWARD A. WILSON AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE EXPEDITION

IN TWO VOLUMES

VOLUME TWO

CONSTABLE AND COMPANY LIMITED

LONDON BOMBAY SYDNEY

_First published 1922_

PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN

CONTENTS

PAGE
CHAPTER VIII SPRING 301
CHAPTER IX THE POLAR JOURNEY. I. THE BARRIER STAGE 317
CHAPTER X THE POLAR JOURNEY. II. THE BEARDMORE GLACIER 350
CHAPTER XI THE POLAR JOURNEY. III. THE PLATEAU TO 87 deg. 32' S 368
CHAPTER XII THE POLAR JOURNEY. IV. RETURNING PARTIES 380
CHAPTER XIII SUSPENSE 408
CHAPTER XIV THE LAST WINTER 436
CHAPTER XV ANOTHER SPRING 459
CHAPTER XVI THE SEARCH JOURNEY 472
CHAPTER XVII THE POLAR JOURNEY. V. THE POLE AND AFTER 496
CHAPTER XVIII THE POLAR JOURNEY. VI. FARTHEST SOUTH 527
CHAPTER XIX NEVER AGAIN 543
GLOSSARY 579
INDEX 581

ILLUSTRATIONS

A Halo round the Moon, showing vertical and horizonta