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- # CHAPTER XVI. A SICK MAN, AFTER SOME IMPATIENCE, IS INDUCED TO BECOME A PATIENT
## Overview
This chapter, titled "A SICK MAN, AFTER SOME IMPATIENCE, IS INDUCED TO BECOME A PATIENT," is part of Herman Melville's novel, *The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade*. It spans from line 3412 to 3752 of the source text.
## Context
This chapter is one of many within the larger work, *The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade*, which is part of the "Melville Complete Works" collection. It follows "CHAPTER XV. AN OLD MISER, UPON SUITABLE REPRESENTATIONS, IS PREVAILED UPON TO VENTURE AN INVESTMENT." and precedes "CHAPTER XVII. TOWARDS THE END OF WHICH THE HERB-DOCTOR PROVES HIMSELF A FORGIVER OF INJURIES." The chapter was extracted from the file `the_confidence_man.txt`.
## Contents
The chapter details a conversation between a sick man and a herb-doctor. The herb-doctor attempts to persuade the ailing man to trust his remedies, emphasizing the importance of confidence in the healing process. The sick man, initially impatient and skeptical due to past negative experiences with medical practitioners, gradually engages with the herb-doctor's arguments. The dialogue explores themes of faith, science, nature, and the power of the mind over the body. The herb-doctor offers a medicine, the "Omni-Balsamic Reinvigorator," and discusses its efficacy, the potential for counterfeit versions, and the price. The chapter concludes with the sick man purchasing the medicine, with the herb-doctor leaving him with advice on maintaining confidence in the treatment.
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