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- # CHAPTER VIII. A CHARITABLE LADY.
## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope)
This is a chapter from the novel, "[THE CONFIDENCE-MAN: HIS MASQUERADE.](arke:01KG8AJ86G6HP7TCHND218MWGA)" extracted from the text file "[the_confidence_man.txt](arke:01KG89J1JMR8XVKPA0G8ADAPC4)." The chapter, labeled "CHAPTER VIII. A CHARITABLE LADY.", spans lines 2051 to 2161 of the source file. It was extracted on January 30, 2026, and is part of the "[Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW)" collection.
## Context - Background and provenance from related entities
This chapter is part of Herman Melville's novel, "THE CONFIDENCE-MAN: HIS MASQUERADE." The novel and its chapters were extracted from the text file "the_confidence_man.txt," which is part of the "Melville Complete Works" collection. The chapter is preceded by "[CHAPTER VII. A GENTLEMAN WITH GOLD SLEEVE-BUTTONS.](arke:01KG8AJJRSD8D6KH52EB3K3B42)" and followed by "[CHAPTER IX. TWO BUSINESS MEN TRANSACT A LITTLE BUSINESS.](arke:01KG8AJKFNGPW3W6RK0HAKDQYM)"
## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details
This chapter contains two chunks of text. The first chunk describes a conversation between a man and a charitable lady. The man, seemingly in search of someone to confide in, questions the lady about her confidence. The second chunk continues the conversation, with the man requesting twenty dollars from the lady. He reveals himself to be an agent of the Widow and Orphan Asylum, and the lady gives him the money.
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- CHAPTER VIII. A CHARITABLE LADY.