# Chief Steward — The Shadow Line character guide

> Chief Steward in The Shadow Line by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0005-i

## Who they are

The ship's chief steward, who assists with supplies and crew management.

## Relationships

### [Kent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shadow_line_se/characters/kent)

_professional_

The chief steward and Kent have a minimal professional interaction, likely related to shipboard duties.

### [Mr. Burns](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shadow_line_se/characters/mr_burns)

_professional_

The chief steward and Mr. Burns have a single, likely tense professional encounter due to Burns's difficult nature.

### [Kent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shadow_line_se/characters/kent)

_professional_

The chief steward and Kent have a minimal professional interaction, likely related to shipboard duties.

## In the story

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

The unhappy, wizened steward of the Officers' Home, who reluctantly accommodates the narrator and suggests payment in advance.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_shadow_line_se/chapters/ii)

Shows distress and fear after his scheme to send Hamilton is revealed; the narrator confronts him.

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