To the Editor of the "Nonta-Cuina Darty News."
Sin—The news of Sir Ernest Shackleton's death, and your note "Explorer as Politician" in the issue of January 31, were of particular interest to me, as it is only a little over a year ago since I heard him talk about his last Antarctic expedition to a large audience on the Aquitania. He spoke simply, but certainly not haltingly, and there was no trace of the lack of coherence of his early days in the Dundee campaign. He held us all spellbound, and received a great ovation.
Sir Ernest, on the Aquitania, appeared to me a rather solitary figure. Combined with the impression of latent strength, there was a curious diffidence. Meeting me on the morning after the lecture,
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