as long as he liked and go home other, [64] although He (H.C.P.) said that the "clerks" was not obliged by the charter party to feed the Crocker Land party on the home- ward way. Dr. Hunt raised the question whether this invitation did not in itself constitute a violation of the charter. It seems to me that it does, since H.C.P. did not ask me whether the Museum would be willing to have the doctor on board as the guest of the vessel. Perhaps H.C.P. would take refuge behind my assurance given on 5 November that the Greffell Assos. of Am. would not call him to account for using the ship's stores in feeding the Crocker Land people, and therefore would not think it necessary to speak to me about this special invitation. Of