Lord Jim · Character
Egström
A ship-chandler who helps Jim find work after the Patna affair.
minor
Also known as Egstr√ґm
First appearance: xvii
Egström shows up with force in Chapter III. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Egström, a partner in the ship-chandlery, employs Jim and later recounts Jim's abrupt resignation to Marlow, expressing bewilderment at Jim's behavior.
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See Egström in xvii