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Josephrad
[1]“OneeveninginginwithadleIwasstartledtohearhimsayalittletremulously，‘Iamlyihedarkwaitihelightwaswithinafootofhiseyes.Iforcedmyselftomurmur，‘Oh，oodoverhimasiftransfixed，.
[2]“AnythingapproagthegethatcameoverhisfeaturesIhaveneverseenbefore，aoseeagain.Oh，Iwasn’ttouched.Iwasfasated，.Itwasasthoughaveilhadbee.Isawonthativoryfacetheexpressionofsomber，pride，ofruthless，power，ofterror—ofanintenseandhopelessdespair.Didhelivehislifeagaiailofdesire，temptation，andsurrenderduringthatsupreme，momentofpleteknowledge?Heawhisperatsomeimage，atsomevisiowice，acrythatwashah:
[3]“‘Thehorror!Thehorror!’
[4]“Iblewthedleoutahe.Thepilgrimsweredininginthemess-room，andItookmyplaceoppositethemanager，wholiftedhiseyestogivemeaquestioningglance，whichIsuccessfullyignored.Heleanedbae，eculiarsmileofhissealingtheuhsofhismeanness.Auousshowerofsmallfliesstreameduponthelamp，upoh，uponourhandsandfalythemanager’sboyputhisiblathedoorway，andsaidihi:
[5]“‘MistahKurtz—hedead.’
[6]“Allthepilgrimsrushedouttosee.Iremained，ahmydinner.IbelieveIwassideredbrutallycallous.However，Ididherei，don’tyouknow—awassobeastly，beastlydark.Iweheremarkablemanronouncedajudgmentupouresofhissoulohevoie.WhatelsehadbeeIamofcourseawarethathepilgrimsburiedsomethinginamuddyhole.
[7]“Aheyverynearlyburiedme.
[8]“However，asyousee，IdidnotgotojoinKurtzthereandthen.Ididodreamtheheend，andtoshowmyloyaltytoKurtzoiiny!Drollthimysteriementofmercilesslogicforafutilepurpose.Themostyouitissomeknowledgeofyourself—thatestoolate—aextis.Ihavewrestledwithdeath.Itisthemostuiyoue.Ittakesplaimpalpablegreyhnothi，withnothingaround，withoutspectators，withoutclamor，withoutglory，withoutthegreatdesireofvictory，withoutthegreatfearofdefeat，inasicklyatmosphereoftepidskepticism，withoutmuchbeliefinyht，andstilllessinthatofyouradversary.Ifsuchistheformofultimatewisdom，thenlifeisagreaterriddlethahinkittobe.Iwaswithinahair’sbreadthofthelastopportunityforpro，andIfoundwithhumiliationthatprobablyIwouldhavenothingtosay.ThisisthereasonwhyIaffirmthatKurtzwasaremarkableman.Hehadsomethingtosay.Hesaidit.SinceIhadpeepedemyself，Iuahemeaningofhisstare，thatotseetheflameofthedle，butwaswideehewholeuniverse，pieroughtopeheheartsthatbeatinthedarkness.Hehadsummedup—hehadjudged.‘Thehorror!’Hewasaremarkablemahisressioofbelief;ithaddor，ithad，ithadavibratinginitswhisper，ithadtheappallingfapsedtruth—thestrangeinglingofdesireaisnotmyowyIrememberbest—avisiohoutformfilledwithphysi，aemptfortheevahihispaiishisextremitythatIseemtohavelivedthrough.True，hehadmadethatlaststride，hehadsteppede，ermittedtodrawbackmyhesitatingfoot.Andperhapsinthisisthewholedifference;perhapsallthewisdom，andalltruth，andallsiy，arejustpressedintothatinappreentoftimeiepoverthethresholdoftheinvisible.Perhaps!Iliketothinkmysumming-upwouldnothavebeenawordofcarelesspt.Betterhiscry—muchbetter.Itwasanaffirmation，amoralvictorypaidforbyis，byabomierrors，byabomiisfas.Butitwasavictory!ThatiswhyIhaveremaioKurtztothelast，andevenbeyond，whenaloerIheardohisowheeageloqueomefromasoulastralypureasacliffofcrystal.”
AfterYouRead
KnowledgeFocus
1.Pairwork:Discussthefollowiionswithyourpartner.
1）Pleasesummarizetheplotofthispartofthestoryi.
2）WhatisyoftherelatiohetwonistsKurtzandMarlow?
3）WhatkinddidMarlowhaveforKurtz?
4）Howdoyouuhesenten’ttouched.Iwasfasated”
desgMarlow’sfeelingsinfrontofthedyingKurtz?
5）“TheManager”
appearesshortlyinthispart.Pleasebrieflyaerizationofthisone.
6）WhatisyofKurtz’slastwords“Thehorror!”
7）Whatisyoftheseheyverynearlyburiedme”
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8）DoyouthierwithKurtzhasgedMarlow’slife?Ifso，towhatextent?
2.Solowork:Decidewhetherthefollowirue（T）orfalse（F）agtowhatyoulearellwhy.
____1）WhenKurtztoldMarlowhewasdyibelieveitatfirst.
____2）Marlowhasneverseehbefore，aoseeagain.
____3）MarlowwastoudfasatedbythedyiofKurtz.
____4）OnKurtz’sivoryface，thereistheexpressionofsomberpride，ofruthlesspower，ofterror—ofanintenseandhopelessdespair.
____5）DeathhappenedwhenMarlowblewthedleoutahe.
____6）ThemaedhiseyestogiveMarlowaquestioningglancewhichbotheredhimalot.
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