Having killed a mutinous sailor on the coal ship Sephora, Leggatt was hoping to drown at sea, but he bears a striking resemblance to the captain who takes him in and harbors him below decks until he is compelled to flee due to the suspicions of the ship's nosy first mate.
The protagonist discovers the title character as he floats alongside his ship in the Gulf of Siam. Having killed a mutinous sailor on the coal ship Sephora, Leggatt was hoping to drown at sea, but he bears a striking resemblance to the captain who takes him in and harbors him below decks until he is compelled to flee due to the suspicions of the ship's nosy first mate. For ten points, name the Joseph Conrad novel in which Leggatt both divulges the contents of his soul to and takes a clandestine part in the life of the captain of an unnamed ship.
The protagonist discovers the title character as he floats alongside his ship in the Gulf of Siam.
The Secret Sharer