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<p>I've often wondered to what extent a more general influence of <i>Lord
Jim</i> can be traced in <i>Jacob's Room</i> - all the stuff
about Marlow never seeing Jim clearly, that he is observed through
a mist, and so on. In like manner the reader sees Jacob doing and
saying all sorts of things, but ends up with a sense of his
unknowability. In both cases, intimacy is denied.</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>
<p>Jeremy H<br>
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