On his first acquaintance with Kate , the latter realises she will have to pretend to be ' common ' to get Marlow to woo her .
Unfortunately , Marlow prefers lower - class women , finding them less intimidating than women of high society .
On Marlow 's first acquaintance with Kate , the latter realises she will have to pretend to be ' common ' to Marlow Marlow to woo her .
Unfortunately , Marlow prefers lower - class women , finding them less intimidating than women of high society .