1.) “…Morituri te salutant… not half, by a long way…” (Conrad 15)
Morituri te salutant is a Latin phrase that translates into ‘those who are about to die, salute you”. Before Marlow was to begin his journey he had to see a doctor, the doctor claimed to enjoy seeing the patient before and after his journey. While waiting he saw a woman who was knitting and she said these words to him; afterwards when he sees the doctor it is explained to him that most people that take this journey do not return. Conrad is foreshadowing that there is much danger to come.
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