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Herman Melville

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Title: Typee

Author: Herman Melville

Release Date: May 1,

Language: English

2009 [Ebook 28656]

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FAYAWAY AND I HAD A DELIGHTFUL LITTLE PARTY ON THE LAKE Page 142

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ILLUSTRATIONS BY MEAD SCHAEFFER

DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

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ILLUSTRATIONS . . . . . . . . I. A Land-sick Ship . . . . . . II. To the Marquesas . . . . . III. Affairs Aboard . . . . . . IV. Last Night Aboard . . . . V. The Escape . . . . . . . . . VI. Disappointment . . . . . . VII. A Wild-goose Chase . . . VIII. Into the Valley . . . . . . IX. Cautious Advance . . . . . X. Morning Visitors . . . . . . XI. Adventure in the Dark . . XII. Adventure of Toby . . . . XIII. A Great Event . . . . . . XIV. Kindness of the Islanders XV. Melancholy Condition . . XVI. Improvement . . . . . . XVII. A Stranger Arrives . . . XVIII. Battle of the Pop-guns . XIX. Dances . . . . . . . . . . XX. Monuments . . . . . . . . XXI. A Festival . . . . . . . . XXII. The Feast of Calabashes XXIII. Religion of the Typees XXIV. Beauty of the Typees . XXV. Marriage Customs . . .

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XXVI. Social Conditions . XXVII. Fishing Parties . . XXVIII. Natural History . XXIX. Tattooing . . . . . XXX. Music . . . . . . . . XXXI. Cannibalism . . . . XXXII. Attempt To Escape XXXIII. The Escape . . . SEQUEL . . . . . . . . . APPENDIX . . . . . . . . . .

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Fayaway and I had a delightful little party on the lake I found him ripe for the enterprise, and a very few words sufficed for a mutual understand- ing between us At last we gained the top of the second elevation We were soon completely encircled by a dense throng The body was carried into the house and laid on a mat Thus arrayed, I would have matched the charming Fayaway against any beauty in the world Mehevi About midnight I arose and drew the slide

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