# The Officer — The Rover character guide

> The Officer in The Rover by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** That officer, Your officer

**First appearance:** 0004-ii

## Who they are

An unnamed officer, possibly French, involved in military matters.

## Relationships

### [Peyrol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rover_se/characters/peyrol)

_professional_

A formal, duty-bound relationship between a seasoned seaman and a naval officer, marked by mutual suspicion but operational necessity.

### [Captain Vincent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rover_se/characters/captain_vincent)

_professional_

A hierarchical military relationship, with Vincent deferring to the officer's rank while sharing tactical concerns.

### [Aunt Catherine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rover_se/characters/aunt_catherine)

_social_

A polite but guarded acquaintance, with Catherine treating the officer with formal respect while keeping him at arm's length.

### [Peyrol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rover_se/characters/peyrol)

_professional_

A formal, duty-bound relationship between a seasoned seaman and a naval officer, marked by mutual suspicion but operational necessity.

### [Aunt Catherine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rover_se/characters/aunt_catherine)

_social_

A polite but guarded acquaintance, with Catherine treating the officer with formal respect while keeping him at arm's length.

### [Captain Vincent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rover_se/characters/captain_vincent)

_professional_

A hierarchical military relationship, with Vincent deferring to the officer's rank while sharing tactical concerns.

### [Peyrol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rover_se/characters/peyrol)

_professional_

A formal, duty-bound relationship between a seasoned seaman and a naval officer, marked by mutual suspicion but operational necessity.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rover_se/chapters/i)

A naval captain with a patch over one eye questions Peyrol about his past, suspecting him of being a deserter.

## Links

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