# Dominic — The Arrow of Gold character guide

> Dominic in The Arrow of Gold by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0003-the-arrow-of-gold

## Snapshot

A weathered sailor of audacious deeds and wild stratagems, he lends George his boat, his silence, and his unshakeable loyalty.

## Who they are

Dominic works the coast with the ease of a man who has outlived fear, ferrying George and his cargo past patrols and into the arms of Madame Léonore's café. His talk of women and kisses is wry and unhurried, and his competence is the ground on which George's dangerous trade stands. He matters because he embodies the older, saltier world that the intrigue keeps brushing against and occasionally depending on.

## In the story

### [Author's Note](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_arrow_of_gold_se/chapters/author-s-note)

Mentioned as the same Dominic from The Mirror of the Sea, appearing under his own name in this book.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_arrow_of_gold_se/chapters/part-ii-iv)

A Mediterranean sailor with experience in unlawful activities; the narrator recruits him for the enterprise.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_arrow_of_gold_se/chapters/part-iii-i)

Meets Doña Rita and forms a deep connection, becomes devoted to her as well.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_arrow_of_gold_se/chapters/part-iii-ii)

The narrator's companion in the smuggling enterprise, who shows respect and caution, and speaks of Rita with reverence.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_arrow_of_gold_se/chapters/part-iii-iii)

Returns from expedition with the narrator, unshaven and tired, and is the object of Madame Léonore's affection.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_arrow_of_gold_se/chapters/part-iv-v)

Mentioned as waiting in the hall for the narrator. His presence serves as a reminder of the narrator's neglected duties and the impending expedition.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_arrow_of_gold_se/chapters/part-v-iii)

The narrator's companion in the gunrunning; his moral entity is destroyed by the shipwreck.

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