CHAPTER XVII. They Regale Themselves With Their Pipes

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# CHAPTER XVII. They Regale Themselves With Their Pipes ## Overview This is [chapter](arke:01KG8AJQ1A78RKJV3PZ9MH9K07) seventeen of the novel [Mardi: And a Voyage Thither](arke:01KG8AJ8ZNB03D0FWFP362WQEN) by Herman Melville. The chapter describes King Media and his companions regaling themselves with pipes. It was extracted on January 30, 2026, by a structure extraction process. ## Context The chapter is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection and was extracted from the text file [mardi_vol2.txt](arke:01KG89J1954N2G0NAERBNJXEX9). It follows [CHAPTER XVI. Media And Babbalanja Discourse](arke:01KG8AJQ1E7MV4H9C5ZM5FS3VT) and precedes [CHAPTER XVIII. They Visit An Extraordinary Old Antiquary](arke:01KG8AJQ1AXYV6P72ERCVTGNDX). ## Contents The chapter contains four [chunks](arke:01KG8AKN1X8X6EKDXE0DYZ2WHX), [chunks](arke:01KG8AKN22Z9YSPM2ZM2450WP4), [chunks](arke:01KG8AKN22V41X5CDT10EQ7QXB), [chunks](arke:01KG8AKN1ZXPBKSQR6G691VEV8) of text. The chapter describes Media calling for pipes to "smoke off this cloud." The characters discuss different types of tobacco and pipes, including Media's elaborate pipe with pennons. Mohi and Babbalanja debate the origins of the materials used in pipes, such as "Froth-of-the-Sea" and amber. They also discuss ambergris and its origins. The chapter concludes with Yoomy singing a pipe song, and Media declaring that when he dies, a spear and a pipe should be laid on either side of him.

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CHAPTER XVII. They Regale Themselves With Their Pipes

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CHAPTER XVII. They Regale Themselves With Their Pipes