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- # CHAPTER XVII. THE COOK AND STEWARD
## Overview
This chapter, titled "CHAPTER XVII. THE COOK AND STEWARD," is part of the novel [Redburn: His First Voyage](arke:01KG8AJ9CVDS15WWAP46A9M4XP). It was extracted from the file [redburn.txt](arke:01KG89J1GP71YDJ60P8SRH97MF) and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. This chapter follows "CHAPTER XVI. AT DEAD OF NIGHT HE IS SENT UP TO LOOSE THE MAIN-SKYSAIL" and precedes "CHAPTER XVIII. HE ENDEAVORS TO IMPROVE HIS MIND; AND TELLS OF ONE BLUNT AND HIS DREAM BOOK".
## Context
This chapter is situated within the narrative of [Redburn: His First Voyage](arke:01KG8AJ9CVDS15WWAP46A9M4XP), a novel by Herman Melville. The text was originally part of a larger file, [redburn.txt](arke:01KG89J1GP71YDJ60P8SRH97MF), which has been organized into the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection.
## Contents
This chapter comprises three distinct chunks of text. The first chunk describes a "drizzling, foggy, clammy Sunday" at sea, contrasting the narrator's bleak experience with memories of home. It introduces the ship's cook, referred to as "the doctor," who is depicted as a serious man engrossed in reading the Bible amidst his cooking duties. The second chunk continues the description of the cook's small, smoky workspace and his diligent, albeit sweaty, study of a difficult passage in the Bible. It also touches upon his religious activities and occasional use of strong language during harsh weather. The third chunk details the cook's tidy habits and his close friendship with the steward, Lavender. It describes their evening conversations and the cook's attempts to guide Lavender towards better moral conduct, using biblical stories as examples.
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