Marlow frowns upon Fate since he cannot fathom it or its purpose. However, he does learn from it. Through Fate, he learns of his deepest self but is also left with "a crop of unextinguishable regrets." Throughout the novel, Fate does not seem to have a happy ending for anyone. Once Marlow approaches Kurtz's mistress', the Intended's, house, the past becomes intensely and distinctly alive for him. Kurtz’s Intended seems as if she is not affected by the damages nor the comforts of passing time. She stretches the time of mourning into eternity.
"...he seemed to have died only yesterday – nay, this very minute. I saw her and him in the same instant of time – his death and her sorrow – I saw her sorrow in the very moment of his death. Do you understand? I saw them together – I heard them together." (3.53)
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