Further refusals followed from former Discovery colleagues Michael Barne, Reginald Skelton and finally George Mulock, who inadvertently revealed to Shackleton that the Discovery officers had all committed themselves to Scott and his as yet unannounced expedition plans.
Afslag fik han også fra de tidligere "Discovery"-kolleger Michael Barne, Reginald Skelton og til sidst George Mulock, som utilsigtet havde afsløret for Shackleton, at officererne på "Discovery" havde forpligtet sig til Scott og hans endnu ikke kundgjorte planer.