He recalls himself "feeling that [he] could last for ever, outlast the sea, the earth, and all men" in "Youth" and later gets his friend Stein to employ a decertified shipman.
At an advanced age, he is reduced to matchmaking, relating the story of Captain Anthony and Flora as proof that "the science of life consists in seizing every chance that presents itself." He recalls himself "feeling that [he] could last for ever, outlast the sea, the earth, and all men" in "Youth" and later gets his friend Stein to employ a decertified shipman. In between, he used the connections of his Belgian aunt to secure an appointment as a ship captain out of Central Station, but after his steamer is repaired he learns from a manager, a bricklayer, and a Russian about the enigmatic Kurtz. For ten points, name this narrator of Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness.
At an advanced age, he is reduced to matchmaking, relating the story of Captain Anthony and Flora as proof that "the science of life consists in seizing every chance that presents itself."
Charley Marlow