"Ave! Old knitter of black wool. Morituri te sautant. Not many of those she looked at saw her again-not half, by a long way." (8)
Morituri te salutant is a Latin term for "those who are about to die salute you". Ave means hail in Latin. It was a gladiator's salute. Marlow is hailing the knitting women because she symbolizes the emperor that he may die for. Marlow is venturing up the Congo for the Belgian Colonial Company and will either come out effected greatly or not come out at all.
~New York Times Company. "Morituri te salutant = Those who are about to die salute you" About.com. 2008. August 26 2008<http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/games/qt/morituritesalut.htm>
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