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- # CHAPTER XXXIV.
IN WHICH THE COSMOPOLITAN TELLS THE STORY OF THE GENTLEMAN MADMAN.
## Overview
This is a chapter from the novel [THE CONFIDENCE-MAN: HIS MASQUERADE.](arke:01KG8AJ86G6HP7TCHND218MWGA) by Herman Melville. It is labeled as "CHAPTER XXXIV.\nIN WHICH THE COSMOPOLITAN TELLS THE STORY OF THE GENTLEMAN MADMAN." and spans from line 8121 to line 8210 of the source file [the_confidence_man.txt](arke:01KG89J1JMR8XVKPA0G8ADAPC4). The chapter was extracted on January 30, 2026.
## Context
The chapter is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It is preceded by [CHAPTER XXXIII.\nWHICH MAY PASS FOR WHATEVER IT MAY PROVE TO BE WORTH.](arke:01KG8AJMVH1EHP1KTV77FCGJTC) and followed by [CHAPTER XXXV.\n\nIN WHICH THE COSMOPOLITAN STRIKINGLY EVINCES THE ARTLESSNESS OF HIS\nNATURE.](arke:01KG8AJMVHWFDMQ88P6M78PK3J).
## Contents
This chapter primarily contains the story of Charlemont, a young merchant from St. Louis. The Cosmopolitan narrates Charlemont's sudden change from affable to morose, his bankruptcy, disappearance, and eventual return years later, seemingly restored in both mind and fortune. The chapter is divided into two chunks: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AK98DHZ2XTSXGJBAKG802) which introduces Charlemont and his initial transformation, and [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AK98Q9T7B5D9M293KZ0NV) which details his return and a dinner where the mystery of his past is partially revealed.
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- CHAPTER XXXIV.
IN WHICH THE COSMOPOLITAN TELLS THE STORY OF THE GENTLEMAN MADMAN.