Even the conquest of the North Pole takes on an aspect of the
commonplace, especially after many years of hard work. The New York
_Times_ quotes this entry from Peary’s journal:
The pole at last! The prize of three centuries, my dream and
goal for twenty years, mine at last! I can not bring myself to
realize it.
It all seems so simple and commonplace. As Bartlett said when
turning back, when speaking of his being in these exclusive
regions which no mortal had ever penetrated before:
“It is just like every day!”
(535)
=Conquest, Peaceful=--See EMIGRATION, CONQUEST BY.