Jim explains to Marlow the events that succeeded his escape. Of how he befriended Doramin's son, Dain Waris, a man in his mid-twenties and who was also the first person to believe in Jim. He spoke too of how they drove out Sherif Ali with an audacious attack on his camp. By Jim's idea, they had placed Doramin's ordnance two rusty, iron, seven-pounders and a number of small brass cannons on top of a hill overlooking Sheriff Ali's compound.
With considerable effort, teams of men had dragged the weapons up during the night, and.....
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