Scene 9 - Outside the jail
later that morning. Moby eats from a newspaper from which an enormous fish
tail protrudes. Some of the queen’s ladies hang around. Marlow tells Moby that
the police found his wallet and he’s already written a check to repay the
queen. He suggests that Moby head as fast as possible for the tropics. But
Moby refuses to jump bail. He wants to stick around and see how things work
out between Marlow and Virginia. Marlow tells him that that it’s finished
between the queen and him. She invited him to her garden party that afternoon
but he’s not going. He’s going to weigh anchor and head downstream. As he
won’t be needing his moustache any more, Marlow removes it.
Moby is shocked that Marlow thanks the queen for the bail money this way. Marlow tells Moby to go to the party in his stead, puts the moustache on his friends face to make him look more dapper, and Moby goes happily off with the queen’s ladies who call him Captain Marlow.
MARLOW
Captain Marlow? But he isn't.... Good Lord, what have I
done? Ladies! Come back. Moby isn't me. Come
back. Moby!
(Marlow EXITS running)
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