Green skinning an Emperor aboard the Endurance – Scott Polar Research Institute

“[I was cooking] on the floe. It was a bitter day… I was crying my eyes out. I was absolutely done… the Boss turned up, asked me how I was getting on. “Oh, all right,” I said. He said “What are you going to do with all the money when you get home?” I said “I’m coming on another expedition with you if I can.” He turned to the Captain he said “Would you believe it, he hasn’t had enough, he wants to come again.” I thought he’d go to the Bering Straits to beat Amundsen’s cook.”

— Charles Green