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## Overview
This entity is chapter XXVI of the novel "Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile." It is a textual component of the larger work, extracted from the file "israel_potter.txt" and part of the "Melville Complete Works" collection. The chapter spans lines 7120 to 7356 of the source text.
## Context
This chapter follows "CHAPTER XXV. IN THE CITY OF DIS." and precedes "CHAPTER XXVII. REQUIESCAT IN PACE." It is a segment of the novel "Israel Potter: His Fifty Years of Exile," which chronicles the life of its titular character. The novel itself is part of the comprehensive "Melville Complete Works" collection.
## Contents
Chapter XXVI, titled "FORTY-FIVE YEARS," details Israel Potter's experiences and struggles during his extended exile in London. The narrative covers his hardships, including periods of poverty, his involvement in various trades like chair-bottoming and rag-cutting, and his descent into the city's underbelly. It also touches upon his brief marriage and the birth and death of most of his children. Despite his dire circumstances, the chapter highlights moments of solace, such as reminiscing about his past in New England and sharing stories with his surviving son. The chapter concludes with the eventual embarkation of Israel and his son for Boston in 1826, marking the end of his fifty-year exile. The text is divided into five chunks for detailed analysis.
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