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Jim Percival

A friend or acquaintance of the narrator.

minor

Also known as Percival, James

First appearance: part i i i determine to take a holiday sydney and what befell me there

Jim Percival shows up with force in I Meet Dr. Nikola Again. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Old friend of Hatteras, second officer on the Yarraman, who invites him aboard for a reunion.
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See Jim Percival in part i i i determine to take a holiday sydney and what befell me there