Which excerpt from the story "Marriage is a Private Affair” illustrates the tension between the characters best? "That night he hardly slept, from ... fear he might die "
"[l]t is impossible for me to marry Nweke's daughter."
"You have lived in Lagos all your life life"
"Nnaemeka and his young wife were a most happy couple."

thats just how it be sometimes

the manager emerges. taking marlow aside, he says they have done all they can for kurtz. he adds that kurtz did more harm than good for the company. his actions were too "vigorous" for the moment. the manager says that kurtz was unethically gathering ivory by exploiting the locals. this, of course, is rather ironic coming from a guy who makes his living by exploiting the locals in the worst ways.

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