MARDI: AND A VOYAGE THITHER By Herman Melville In Two Volumes Vol. I 1864 DEDICATED TO My Brother, ALLAN MELVILLE. CONTENTS PREFACE MARDI CHAPTER I — Foot in Stirrup CHAPTER II — A Calm CHAPTER III — A King for a Comrade CHAPTER IV — A Chat in the Clouds CHAPTER V — Seats secured and Portmanteaus packed CHAPTER VI — Eight Bells CHAPTER VII — A Pause CHAPTER VIII — They push off, Velis et Remis CHAPTER IX — The Watery World is all before Them CHAPTER X — They arrange their Canopies And Lounges, and try to Make Things comfortable CHAPTER XI — Jarl afflicted with the Lockjaw CHAPTER XII — More about being in an open Boat CHAPTER XIII — Of the Chondropterygii, and other uncouth Hordes infesting the South Seas CHAPTER XIV — Jarl’s Misgivings CHAPTER XV — A Stitch in time saves Nine CHAPTER XVI — They are Becalmed CHAPTER XVII — In high Spirits, they push on for the Terra Incognita CHAPTER XVIII — My Lord Shark and his Pages CHAPTER XIX — Who goes there? CHAPTER XX — Noises and Portents CHAPTER XXI — Man ho! CHAPTER XXII — What befel the Brigantine at the Pearl Shell Islands CHAPTER XXIII — Sailing from the Island they pillage the Cabin CHAPTER XXIV — Dedicated to the College of Physicians and Surgeons CHAPTER XXV — Peril A Peace-Maker CHAPTER XXVI — Containing a Pennyweight Of Philosophy CHAPTER XXVII — In which the past History of the Parki is concluded CHAPTER XXVIII — Suspicions laid, and something about the Calmuc CHAPTER XXIX — What they lighted upon in further searching the Craft, and the Resolution they came to CHAPTER XXX — Hints for a full length of Samoa CHAPTER XXXI — Rovings Alow and Aloft CHAPTER XXXII — Xiphius Platypterus CHAPTER XXXIII — Otard CHAPTER XXXIV — How they steered on their Way CHAPTER XXXV — Ah, Annatoo! CHAPTER XXXVI — The Parki gives up the Ghost CHAPTER XXXVII — Once more they take to the Chamois CHAPTER XXXVIII — The Sea on Fire CHAPTER XXXIX — They fall in with Strangers CHAPTER XL — Sire and Sons CHAPTER XLI — A Fray CHAPTER XLII — Remorse CHAPTER XLIII — The Tent entered CHAPTER XLIV — Away! CHAPTER XLV — Reminiscences CHAPTER XLVI — The Chamois with a roving Commission CHAPTER XLVII — Yillah, Jarl, and Samoa CHAPTER XLVIII — Something under the Surface CHAPTER XLIX — Yillah CHAPTER L — Yillah in Ardair CHAPTER LI — The Dream begins to fade CHAPTER LII — World ho! CHAPTER LIII — The Chamois Ashore CHAPTER LIV — A Gentleman from the Sun CHAPTER LV — Tiffin in a Temple CHAPTER LVI — King Media a Host CHAPTER LVII — Taji takes Counsel with himself CHAPTER LVIII — Mardi by Night and Yillah by Day CHAPTER LIX — Their Morning Meal CHAPTER LX — Belshazzar on the Bench CHAPTER LXI — An Incognito CHAPTER LXII — Taji retires from the World CHAPTER LXIII — Odo and its Lord CHAPTER LXIV — Yillah a Phantom CHAPTER LXV — Taji makes three Acquaintances CHAPTER LXVI — With a fair Wind, at Sunrise they sail CHAPTER LXVII — Little King Peepi