# The End of the Tether — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The End of the Tether by Joseph Conrad.

- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/chapters/i.md): Captain Whalley, an aged and once-famous mariner, now commands the steamer Sofala on a monotonous coastal route. The chapter contrasts his current humdrum existence with his illustrious past as a pioneer of new sea route
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/chapters/ii.md): Captain Whalley, having lost his fortune in the failure of the Banking Corporation, retains his small bark Fair Maid as a plaything and last command. He lives a disciplined, ritualistic life aboard, cherishing memories o
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/chapters/iii.md): Captain Whalley, having sold his ship the Fair Maid, finds himself adrift and lonely in a colonial port. He reflects on his diminished circumstances, his aristocratic pride, and his daughter Ivy's boardinghouse. He carri
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/chapters/iv.md): Captain Whalley, now without a ship after the sale of the Fair Maid, wanders the quays and Esplanade, grappling with the reality of his poverty and idleness. He reflects on his past, his physical vitality, and his desper
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/chapters/v.md): Captain Whalley encounters his old friend Captain Eliott, the Master-Attendant, who discusses the difficulty of finding a captain for the steamer Sofala, owned by the troublesome chief engineer Massy, who won the lottery

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- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/chapters/xiv.md)

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