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- # CHAPTER I. Foot In Stirrup
## Overview
This entity is the first chapter of the novel "Mardi: And a Voyage Thither." It is titled "CHAPTER I. Foot In Stirrup" and spans lines 157 to 399 of the source text.
## Context
This chapter is part of the novel [Mardi: And a Voyage Thither](arke:01KG8AJA6157W2830190N652KA), which was extracted from the file [mardi_vol1.txt](arke:01KG89J1HYC04JWXEK48P07WPK). The novel itself is part of the larger collection [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW). This chapter follows the [PREFACE](arke:01KG8AJP4EV6SX7RNBTT35J8WM) and precedes [CHAPTER II. A Calm](arke:01KG8AJP4EX4CM49WKXH19FXYV).
## Contents
This chapter contains four distinct text chunks. It begins with the narrator's departure from Ravavai on a whaling voyage, detailing the ship's course towards the Gallipagos Islands in pursuit of sperm whales. The narrative then shifts to the narrator's growing impatience with the monotonous journey and the ship's dullness. The chapter culminates with the captain's decision to abandon the search for sperm whales and head towards the colder waters of the North-West Coast and the Bay of Kamschatka for the Right whale. The narrator expresses his strong objection to this change of plan, feeling it violates their agreement and is a degrading pursuit compared to hunting the sperm whale. He contemplates the possibility of leaving the ship, even if it means taking a boat without permission, inspired by the captain's challenging remark.
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