The character asks the man what he meant by coming to the location. The man scornfully replies that he came to make money, questioning what else the character could think. In just 3 sentences, this summary captures the key exchange between the two individuals and the man's blunt response about his motivation for being there.

1. "I couldn't help asking him once what he
meant by coming here at all. 'To make
money, of course. What do you think?' he
said scornfully." - Joseph Conrad, Heart of
Darkness, Part 1

2. • I generally conceived myself to be two people. When I lay in bed, I deemed there
were two of us in it; when I sat up, I always beheld another person, and always in
the same position from the place where I sat or stood, which was about three
paces off me towards my left side.' RobertWringhim, The Private Memoirs and
Confessions of a Justified Sinner

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• “A minute later she asked me if I loved her. I told
her it didn’t mean anything but that I didn’t think
so.” The stranger