After a forgettable business meeting, Marlow finds Jim leaning over the parapet of the quay and takes him back to his room where Marlow at once begins writing letters to friends and acquaintances. For a time, Jim simply stands in silence until at last he steps out onto the veranda. During this time, Marlow reveals to the reader that he felt a responsibility for Jim and that he was all that stood between Jim and ruin, even death.
Again, it would seem, Jim contemplates suicide. He.....
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