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- # CHAPTER LX. WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF US IN MARTAIR
## Overview
This is a chapter from the novel [Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas](arke:01KG8AJ7VM7B8YZ2568YF8PQ5J) by Herman Melville. It is extracted from the file [omoo.txt](arke:01KG89J1H7Y803CZ7X80F0QFHZ) and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The chapter discusses the narrator and Long Ghost's experiences and the opinions held about them by the planters in Martair. It is located between [CHAPTER LIX. THE MURPHIES](arke:01KG8AJM0XRA1R2C73ZGK5G37S) and [CHAPTER LXI. PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY](arke:01KG8AJMW6XG57RW1M3Z4C0QXT).
## Context
This chapter is part of a larger narrative detailing the adventures of the narrator and his companion, Long Ghost, in the South Seas. The novel [Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas](arke:01KG8AJ7VM7B8YZ2568YF8PQ5J) is included in the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The text was extracted from the file [omoo.txt](arke:01KG89J1H7Y803CZ7X80F0QFHZ) using a structure extraction process.
## Contents
The chapter recounts the narrator and Long Ghost's time with the planters in Martair, focusing on how the planters' perception of them evolved. Initially seen as civil and good-natured, the two men soon impressed the planters with their knowledge and sophistication. Long Ghost, in particular, gained considerable favor due to his apparent learning and eloquence, leading the planters to consider him a valuable asset for their future business ventures, including a plan for South Sea yachting and trade. The chapter also describes how Long Ghost's elevated status caused some friction between him and the narrator, who eventually confronted him about his pretensions. The chapter concludes with the narrator and Long Ghost resolving to leave the valley, a decision they hint at during supper with the planters.
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