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- # CHAPTER XV. THE MELANCHOLY STATE OF HIS WARDROBE
## Overview
This is [Chapter XV. THE MELANCHOLY STATE OF HIS WARDROBE](arke:01KG8AJQ1DMX9VNTDKPDXH8YQ1), a chapter within the novel [Redburn: His First Voyage](arke:01KG8AJ9CVDS15WWAP46A9M4XP) by Herman Melville. The chapter discusses the narrator's ill-preparedness for life at sea, particularly concerning his clothing and personal items. It was extracted from the source file [redburn.txt](arke:01KG89J1GP71YDJ60P8SRH97MF) and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection.
## Context
The chapter is situated between [CHAPTER XIV. HE CONTEMPLATES MAKING A SOCIAL CALL ON THE CAPTAIN IN HIS CABIN](arke:01KG8AJQ105NJ4VNQHMP9JFRMJ) and [CHAPTER XVI. AT DEAD OF NIGHT HE IS SENT UP TO LOOSE THE MAIN-SKYSAIL](arke:01KG8AJQ1DWBBK9RCB78EZ3R5B) within the novel. It details the narrator's growing discomfort and realization that his land-based wardrobe is unsuitable for the rigors of seafaring life.
## Contents
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- The narrator reflects on his clothing and how it was ill-suited for life at sea, including his conspicuous pantaloons made by a village tailor.
- He describes his Sunday boots and tarpaulin hat and how they were also unsuitable for sea-service.
- He recounts his lack of a mattress or bed-clothes and his acquisition of a half-gallon iron pot for meals.
- The narrator describes the first vessel they spoke to and the brief interview between the two sea captains.
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