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- # CHAPTER LXXVII.
A PARTY OF ROVERS—LITTLE LOO AND THE DOCTOR
## 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 appears between [CHAPTER LXXVI. AN ISLAND JILT—WE VISIT THE SHIP](arke:01KG8AJNJB18W83V81B5VSVY7H) and [CHAPTER LXXVIII. MRS. BELL](arke:01KG8AJNJB15G8TGDCVFDE48PF).
## Context
This chapter is part of a larger work, *Omoo*, which 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's experiences in Partoowye, where they encounter a group of rovers and witness the doctor's unsuccessful attempts to woo Little Loo, the daughter of Po-Po. It describes the rovers' misadventures at sea, their interactions with the natives, and the doctor's humorous attempts to court Loo using broken Tahitian. The chapter also mentions the discovery of Smollett's novels, which provide a sentimental pastime.
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A PARTY OF ROVERS—LITTLE LOO AND THE DOCTOR