- After the world's worst vacation, Marlow splits from Patusan. Jim accompanies Marlow to the shore to see him off and starts to give Marlow a message to take back home to his family. But at the last moment he stops himself and opts to just say good-bye.
- As he describes how he watched Jim waving from shore, Marlow tells us that this is the last time he ever saw Jim.
- So ends the storytelling session on the verandah.