Keeping up morale

Worsley, Endurance...

"... I remember looking at each one of the company present, and trying to image how he would feel had he heard Shackleton speak [about the ship inevitably sinking] as I had heard him. But at that time none of them guessed. They sang and fooled and laughed - and our chief himself entered into the fun as heartily as any, for which, in my heart, I humbly praised him."