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Works of Joseph Conrad: Lord Jim: Chapters 27 - 36

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Conrad, Joseph

Conrad, Joseph
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Lord Jim: Chapters 27 - 36

Chapter Twenty-Seven.

Now Jim and Marlow are sitting on the veranda of Jim's house in Patusan,
Veranda III. Jim continues the story of the attack on Sheriff Ali, but he also
tells a story of how he settled a divorce case in one of the outlying
villages. The story of the attack on Sherif Ali follows first.

Before the dawn came, Jim, Dain Waris, and a party of the Bugis settlers
climbed the second hill and took up positions below the fortress of Sherif
Ali. They had to lie on the ground for about an hour, waiting for the dawn ...

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