Thinking back on that time, Marlow recalls that Chester and his expedition had, after visiting an Australian port, never been heard from again. A hurricane had, a month or so after Chester's last sighting, supposedly washed over Walpole shoals. Marlow then considers that night in his room once more and remembers a storm came up, and that Jim had stepped inside from the veranda. He asked for a cigarette and also thanked Marlow for the use of his room. After a brief dalliance, he opened the door and made to leave. Marlow entreated him to come back inside.
In this chapter Marlow speaks to the.....
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