The answer is im pretty sure false.
Based on the excerpt from Joseph Conrad's "The Lagoon", I think that it takes Arsat all night to tell his story. I have inferred such due to the sentence: "<span>Before his face the sun showed its edge above the tree-tops, rising steadily." This means that the sun has already risen. Arsat told a story about his past wherein he and Diamelen, escaped from the rajah's men. </span>
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Answer
(not part of the answer but I love this story)
What makes the story and its narrator so thought provoking is that the narrator is the one who is doing everything. You see everything from how he felt to what he was thinking as the story took place.
Explanation:
I can't remember what the line is, but it says something like, " Now let me take you through what really happened..."
Hope this helps!