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Fagan again. He seemed to be in her mind at every turning. When had that been
— a signature — an autograph? A window-pane. In Dublin. Yes. There in the
alcove — Fagan explaining. There were four of them — five — it made no
difference. In Utah's memory, they might have been alone, the two of them. But
she knew there had been others. Fagan s favourites on one of his pub crawls.
And this was an alcove — a cornered place with a window to one side. And
Fagan writing with ...
Fagan again. He seemed to be in her mind at every turning. When had that been
— a signature — an autograph? A window-pane. In Dublin. Yes. There in the
alcove — Fagan explaining. There were four of them — five — it made no
difference. In Utah's memory, they might have been alone, the two of them. But
she knew there had been others. Fagan s favourites on one of his pub crawls.
And this was an alcove — a cornered place with a window to one side. And
Fagan writing with ...
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"If you opened up that copy of Heart of Darkness, Doctor Fagan," Lilah said, "you
would find some words of your own in there." "Really, now?" "Yes." Lilah stepped
forward and handed him the book — opening the cover to reveal Fagan's words
from long ago. If I were to propose a text, he had written, for the twentieth century,
it would be Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness... Fagan read his words to the
end, where he had said: the human race has found its destiny in self-destruction.
"If you opened up that copy of Heart of Darkness, Doctor Fagan," Lilah said, "you
would find some words of your own in there." "Really, now?" "Yes." Lilah stepped
forward and handed him the book — opening the cover to reveal Fagan's words
from long ago. If I were to propose a text, he had written, for the twentieth century,
it would be Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness... Fagan read his words to the
end, where he had said: the human race has found its destiny in self-destruction.
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Fagan smiled. "Kurtz is with us always," he said. "I don't think you can blame
yourself for that. The human race cannot take a single step, but it produces
another Kurtz. He is the darkness in us all." "Yes. But this Kurtz..." "Has a Marlow,
like all the rest. Is that not so?" Lilah was silent. She did not want to blame Marlow
for his inaction, seeing he was known to Fagan and liked by him. "You are deeply
troubled, Miss Kemp. I can see that." Troubled? I'm a madwoman. Can you see
that, too?
Fagan smiled. "Kurtz is with us always," he said. "I don't think you can blame
yourself for that. The human race cannot take a single step, but it produces
another Kurtz. He is the darkness in us all." "Yes. But this Kurtz..." "Has a Marlow,
like all the rest. Is that not so?" Lilah was silent. She did not want to blame Marlow
for his inaction, seeing he was known to Fagan and liked by him. "You are deeply
troubled, Miss Kemp. I can see that." Troubled? I'm a madwoman. Can you see
that, too?
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Avis d'utilisateur - gypsysmom - LibraryThingThis is not my favourite of Findlay's books as I found it quite dark and depressing. I suppose that one should read Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad before one reads this book in order to truly ... Consulter l'avis complet
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Avis d'utilisateur - arubabookwoman - LibraryThingEpidemic in Toronto; Kurtz has escaped from The Heart of Darkness; Marlow must stop him before it's too late. It's hard to describe this book. It is very entertaining, yet explores somber and ... Consulter l'avis complet
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