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- # CHAPTER XXXIX.
THE HYPOTHETICAL FRIENDS.
## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope)
"CHAPTER XXXIX. THE HYPOTHETICAL FRIENDS." is a chapter from the novel [THE CONFIDENCE-MAN: HIS MASQUERADE.](arke:01KG8AJ86G6HP7TCHND218MWGA) by Herman Melville. This chapter, extracted from the file `the_confidence_man.txt`, spans lines 8778 to 9059. It is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection.
## Context - Background and provenance from related entities
This chapter is a component of Melville's novel, which was published in 1857. The text was extracted from the file `the_confidence_man.txt`, which is part of the "Melville Complete Works" collection. The chapter follows [CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE DISCIPLE UNBENDS, AND CONSENTS TO ACT A SOCIAL PART.](arke:01KG8AJMVS8VS60S6EECKVNY8A) and precedes [CHAPTER XL. IN WHICH THE STORY OF CHINA ASTER IS AT SECOND-HAND TOLD BY ONE WHO, WHILE NOT DISAPPROVING THE MORAL, DISCLAIMS THE SPIRIT OF THE STYLE.](arke:01KG8AJNPWB4PV4EMCJY73T33E)
## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details
This chapter contains a dialogue between two characters, "Frank" and "Charlie," discussing the nature of friendship and the implications of financial transactions between friends. The chapter is divided into four chunks: "Chunk 1," "Chunk 2," "Chunk 3," and "Chunk 4." The conversation explores themes of trust, practicality, and the potential for conflict when mixing friendship with business. Charlie, the disciple of Mark Winsome's philosophy, refuses to loan Frank money, arguing that such an act would be a business transaction, not an act of friendship.
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