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Who was Marlow telling?

“‘Be careful with that jury rig, Marlow,’ said the captain.” Marlow’s listener is quoting Marlow qouting the nameless captain quoting Conrad speaking to us of his memories and dreams speaking to him. Other times, Marlow’s listener sits quietly, relighting a pipe, considering whether to have another glass of whiskey … just, mainly,  just listening. Listening to Marlow [...]