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Chapter 3

           Hestarted,droppedonmeaheavyglance,saidveryquietly,‘heWAS,’andturnedhisbackonme.Myhouroffavourwasover;IfoundmyselflumpedalongwithKurtzasapartisanofmethodsforwhichthetimewasnotripe:Iwasunsound!Ah!butitwassomethingtohaveatleastachoiceofnightmares.

           "Ihadturnedtothewildernessreally,nottoMr.Kurtz,who,Iwasreadytoadmit,wasasgoodasburied.AndforamomentitseemedtomeasifIalsowereburiedinavastgravefullofunspeakablesecrets.Ifeltanintolerableweightoppressingmybreast,thesmellofthedampearth,theunseenpresenceofvictoriouscorruption,thedarknessofanimpenetrablenight...TheRussiantappedmeontheshoulder.Iheardhimmumblingandstammeringsomethingabout‘brotherseamancouldn’tconcealknowledgeofmattersthatwouldaffectMr.Kurtz’sreputation.Iwaited.ForhimevidentlyMr.Kurtzwasnotinhisgrave;IsuspectthatforhimMr.Kurtzwasoneoftheimmortals.‘Well!’saidIatlast,‘speakout.Asithappens,IamMr.Kurtz’sfriendinaway.

           "Hestatedwithagooddealofformalitythathadwenotbeen‘ofthesameprofession,’hewouldhavekeptthemattertohimselfwithoutregardtoconsequences.‘Hesuspectedtherewasanactiveill-willtowardshimonthepartofthesewhitementhat‘Youareright,’Isaid,rememberingacertainconversationIhadoverheard.‘Themanagerthinksyououghttobehanged.Heshowedaconcernatthisintelligencewhichamusedmeatfirst.

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