“He looked like a harlequin.” (Conrad 78).A harlequin in Italian theater was a comical servant, dressed in brightly colored clothes, often with patches. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/harlequin) The man being described is the devoted lover of Kurtz, who speaks nothing but praise of Kurtz to Marlow when they meet. This is an added allusion to him being a slave to Kurtz.
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nice connection to the slavery -- the comical aspect is often identified, but not the servant/slave piece
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