How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"'Ah! The young, the young,' he said indulgently. 'And after all, one does not die of it.' 'Die of what?' I asked swiftly. 'Of being afraid.' He elucidated his meaning and sipped his drink." (13.5)
The indulgent tone of the French Lieutenant suggests that he sees youth as foolish, even a little ridiculous, but not terribly sad. We might imagine him as the type of father who chuckles at his young son's impuslive mistakes, rather than putting the kid on time out.
Quote #8
"If his imaginative conscience or his pride, if all the extravagant ghosts and austere shades that were the disastrous familiars of his youth would not let him run away from the block, I, who of course can't be suspected of such familiars, was irresistibly impelled to go and see his head roll off." (14.1)
To Marlow, Jim's strange willingness to face whatever drastic consquences might come of his trial is a product of Jim's youth. And even though Marlow is so much older, he is somehow drawn to these immature, rash decisions. He wants to see their results.
Quote #9
"He was a horrible bungler. Horrible. I heard the quick crunch-crunch of the gravel under his boots. He was running. Absolutely running, with nowhere to go to. And he was not yet four-and-twenty." (13.16)
Aren't all young people horrible bunglers every now and then? What's so sad and extreme about Jim's situation is that the guy is not even twenty-four and has already run out of options in life. He's futureless (at least for the time being).