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- # CHAPTER LXVIII. A DINNER-PARTY IN IMEEO
## Overview
This chapter, titled "CHAPTER LXVIII. A DINNER-PARTY IN IMEEO," is the sixty-eighth chapter of the novel [Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas](arke:01KG8AJ7VM7B8YZ2568YF8PQ5J). It spans lines 9282 to 9569 of the source text and was extracted on January 30, 2026.
## Context
The chapter is part of [Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas](arke:01KG8AJ7VM7B8YZ2568YF8PQ5J), which is included in the larger [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It was extracted from the digital file [omoo.txt](arke:01KG89J1H7Y803CZ7X80F0QFHZ). Preceded by [CHAPTER LXVII. THE JOURNEY ROUND THE BEACH](arke:01KG8AJMW6X0YKAMMDDK1V09A9), this chapter is followed by [CHAPTER LXX. LIFE AT LOOHOOLOO](arke:01KG8AJMW6EYWHYSJK1QCY6B0N), maintaining the narrative flow of the novel.
## Contents
The chapter describes a dinner party in Imeeo, detailing the setting under palm boughs, the aromatic ferns strewn on the ground, and the traditional Polynesian meal served on banana leaves. The narrator and the doctor are guests of Marharvai, who offers various local dishes including baked fish, plantain pudding, and Indian turnip cakes, accompanied by cocoa-nut wine and "Lownee" relish. The chapter also touches upon the Imeeose custom of giving nicknames, contrasting it with North American Indian naming traditions. A significant portion of the chapter is dedicated to "The Cocoa-Palm," discussing its importance to Polynesians as the "Tree of Life," its manifold uses, cultivation, and its symbolic and practical value. It concludes with a vivid description of a magnificent cocoa-palm grove in Papeetee Bay.
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