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The truth seems to be that it is impossible to lay the ghost of a fact.

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“The truth seems to be that it is impossible to lay the ghost of a fact.”

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Marlow reflects that an established event can continue to shape reputation and self-understanding even after a person tries to escape its consequences.

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Lord Jim, Project Gutenberg #5658. Marlow’s narration concerns Jim’s effort to live beyond the Patna scandal; the sentence is literary reflection on memory, fact and moral consequence.

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