...grapple with a ghost may be an act of prosaic heroism. Men had done it before (though w^ who have lived know full well that it is not the haunted soul but...Jim was not of the winking sort ; but what I could nejM- jgake up my rnind about was whether his line of conduct rnnnnntnd tf) phirkinfi his ghost or...

...grapple with a ghost may be an * act of prosaic heroism. Men had done it before (though we who have lived know full well that it is not the haunted soul but...impossible to lay the ghost of a fact. You can face it or i shirk it — and I have come across a man or two who ; could wink at their familiar shades. Obviously...

...a doubt of his courage. The truth seems to be that it is impossible to lay the ghost of a fact ... What I could never make up my mind about was whether...line of conduct amounted to shirking his ghost or facing him out" (150). Marlow is unsure whether Jim's moves are acts of bravery in risking an uncertain...

...grapple with a ghost may be an act of prosaic heroism. Men had done it before (though we who have lived know full well that it is not the haunted soul but...conduct amounted to shirking his ghost or to facing Jlim out. "I strained my mental eyesight only to discover that, as with the complexion of all our actions,...