Page 26 (1/2)

Marlow expressed a confident hope of co

"He cruises about the mouth of the river all the suming the bell so that we ht

settle up with the waiter

Later on I asked Marlohy he wished to cultivate this chance

acquaintance He confessed apologetically that it was the commonest sort

of curiosity I flatter myself that I understand all sorts of curiosity

Curiosity about daily facts, about daily things, about daily men It is

the most respectable faculty of the human mind--in fact I cannot conceive

the uses of an incurious mind It would be like a chamber perpetually

locked up But in this particular case Mr Powell seeht into his personality such as it was; a

personality capable of perception and with a feeling for the vagaries of

fate, but essentially sireed with me so far He explained however that his curiosity

was not excited by Mr Powell exclusively It originated a good way

further back in the fact of his accidental acquaintance with the Fynes,

in the country This chancewith a man who had sailed with

Captain Anthony had revived it It had revived it to soiven the knowledge of its origin and of

its nature It was given to es, at intervals which are

not indicated here On this first occasion I rehtly you said you didn't know Captain Anthony"

"No I never saw the o now, but I see the approaching visit of his wife's