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Chapter 12

           Wedidnotgointotherealmoftwilight;wewentslapintothatpunt,wherethosethreeoldmenwerefishing. Wedidnotknowwhathadhappenedatfirst,becausethesailshutouttheview,butfromthenatureofthelanguagethatroseupupontheeveningair,wegatheredthatwehadcomeintotheneighbourhoodofhumanbeings,andthattheywerevexedanddiscontented. 

           Harrisletthesaildown,andthenwesawwhathadhappened. Wehadknockedthosethreeoldgentlemenofftheirchairsintoageneralheapatthebottomoftheboat,andtheywerenowslowlyandpainfullysortingthemselvesoutfromeachother,andpickingfishoffthemselves; andastheyworked,theycursedusnotwithacommoncursorycurse,butwithlong,carefully-thought-out,comprehensivecurses,thatembracedthewholeofourcareer,andwentawayintothedistantfuture,andincludedallourrelations,andcoveredeverythingconnectedwithusgood,substantialcurses. 

           Harristoldthemtheyoughttobegratefulforalittleexcitement,sittingtherefishingallday, andhealsosaidthathewasshockedandgrievedtohearmentheiragegivewaytotemperso. 

           Butitdidnotdoanygood. 

           Georgesaidhewouldsteer,afterthat. Hesaidamindlikemineoughtnottobeexpectedtogiveitselfawayinsteeringboatsbetterletamerecommonplacehumanbeingseeafterthatboat,beforewejollywellallgotdrowned; andhetookthelines,andbroughtusuptoMarlow. 

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