Part 3 begins with the crew in their new location: Mark Time Camp. The purpose of staying there was to make forward progress, but to be close enough to Ocean camp to make trips there and back to pick up supplies. By the end of this chapter, the crew makes another move to Patience Camp. It was named such to show that the crew would have to wait for the wind and ice to agree with one another so the crew to escape in the boats. Still, morale and food was low amongst the floe and the men were growing tired of the same routine. Luck struck when the when killed a 1,100 pound sea leopard at camp. Otherwise, the chapter consisted of the usual monotony.
A source of drama surrounding this chapter is the rapidly depleting food supply. The men suspect that some of the dogs may be killed due to a rumor that stated such. This implication puts the saddening thought within the readers mind. "Then, in a quiet, level voice, Shackleton ordered Wild to shoot his own team along with McIlroy's, Marston's, and Crean's." Though depressing, everyone, including the reader, expected it to happen.
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