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- # CHAPTER XII. STORY OF THE UNFORTUNATE MAN, FROM WHICH MAY BE GATHERED WHETHER OR NO HE HAS BEEN JUSTLY SO ENTITLED.
## Overview
This entity is a chapter from the novel "THE CONFIDENCE-MAN: HIS MASQUERADE.". It is part of the "Melville Complete Works" collection and was extracted from the file "the_confidence_man.txt". This chapter is preceded by "CHAPTER XI. ONLY A PAGE OR SO." and followed by "CHAPTER XIII.".
## Context
This chapter is a segment of Herman Melville's novel "THE CONFIDENCE-MAN: HIS MASQUERADE.", which was published in 1857. The novel is known for its allegorical and satirical exploration of deception and trust, set aboard a Mississippi river steamboat. This chapter, like others in the collection, has been digitally processed and segmented into smaller chunks for easier access and analysis.
## Contents
Chapter XII, titled "STORY OF THE UNFORTUNATE MAN, FROM WHICH MAY BE GATHERED WHETHER OR NO HE HAS BEEN JUSTLY SO ENTITLED.", focuses on the narrative of a man whose wife, Goneril, exhibits disturbing and unconventional behaviors. The chapter details Goneril's peculiar tastes, her cold demeanor, and a mysterious habit of touching young men, which causes her husband significant distress. The story escalates as Goneril's jealousy extends to their child, leading the husband to seek legal separation. The narrative highlights the husband's attempts to portray Goneril as mentally unstable, which ultimately backfires, resulting in his financial ruin and forced exile. The chapter concludes with the man's desperate attempt to return to his child, learning of Goneril's death, and his subsequent mourning. The content is divided into three chunks for digital processing.
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- CHAPTER XII.
STORY OF THE UNFORTUNATE MAN, FROM WHICH MAY BE GATHERED WHETHER OR NO
HE HAS BEEN JUSTLY SO ENTITLED.