# P⸺ — The Mirror of the Sea character guide

> P⸺ in The Mirror of the Sea by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** poor P⸺, Mr. P⸺, Thus P⸺

**First appearance:** 0018-x

## Who they are

A tragic figure, possibly a sailor lost at sea, remembered by the narrator.

## In the story

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mirror_of_the_sea_se/chapters/xi)

The chief mate, young and smart but hard of hearing; he was known for carrying on sail heavily and would protest innocence when Captain S⸺ remonstrated with him.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mirror_of_the_sea_se/chapters/xii)

Deaf chief mate who carried on aggressively; later swept overboard between New Zealand and the Horn.

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