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- # CHAPTER XXXV. VISIT FROM AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE
## Overview
"CHAPTER XXXV. VISIT FROM AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE" is a chapter from Herman Melville's novel, [Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas](arke:01KG8AJ7VM7B8YZ2568YF8PQ5J). This chapter spans lines 4753 to 4946 of the source text [omoo.txt](arke:01KG89J1H7Y803CZ7X80F0QFHZ) and was extracted on January 30, 2026. It is part of the larger [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection.
## Context
This chapter follows [CHAPTER XXXIV. LIFE AT THE CALABOOZA](arke:01KG8AJJFYVHDGZ7DV7MQYJ82P), which details the prisoners' life and foraging activities at the Calabooza. It is succeeded by [CHAPTER XXXVI. WE ARE CARRIED BEFORE THE CONSUL AND CAPTAIN](arke:01KG8AJJFYP3070822RKZMESC7), suggesting a continuation of the narrative concerning the characters' confinement and interactions with authorities.
## Contents
The chapter describes the visit of Doctor Johnson, an acquaintance from the ship, to the imprisoned sailors. The doctor, intending to profit by prescribing medicines, is met with the sailors' playful deception. They feign severe illness, particularly "Jingling Joe," to mock him. When the medicines arrive, the sailors, led by Doctor Long Ghost, prioritize vials with a "spirituous smell" and consume them for their perceived alcoholic content rather than medicinal purpose. The chapter culminates in the sailors feigning unconsciousness after consuming laudanum, successfully tricking Doctor Johnson into believing they are "boozy" and causing him to leave in frustration.
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