CHAPTER XXVIII. HE GOES TO SUPPER AT THE SIGN OF THE BALTIMORE CLIPPER

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# CHAPTER XXVIII. HE GOES TO SUPPER AT THE SIGN OF THE BALTIMORE CLIPPER ## Overview This is Chapter XXVIII of the novel [Redburn: His First Voyage](arke:01KG8AJ9CVDS15WWAP46A9M4XP) by Herman Melville. The chapter recounts Redburn's first experience ashore in Liverpool, England, and his visit to a boarding house called "The Baltimore Clipper." It was extracted from the source file [redburn.txt](arke:01KG89J1GP71YDJ60P8SRH97MF). ## Context The chapter is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It follows [CHAPTER XXVII. HE GETS A PEEP AT IRELAND, AND AT LAST ARRIVES AT LIVERPOOL](arke:01KG8AJQSBEW41AMVEGVANV2QC) and precedes [CHAPTER XXIX. REDBURN DEFERENTIALLY DISCOURSES CONCERNING THE PROSPECTS OF SAILORS](arke:01KG8AJRM0AKT1HBDD19XJYXXB) in the novel's narrative. ## Contents In this chapter, Redburn and his shipmates arrive in Liverpool and are allowed to go ashore. Redburn describes his first impressions of England. He visits a boarding house for sailors called "The Baltimore Clipper," run by an American mariner named Danby and his English wife, Mary. The chapter details the boarding house's atmosphere, including its decorations and the characters Redburn encounters, such as the ale-loving Bob Still. Redburn also describes the plentiful supper provided at the boarding house and his unpleasant experience with a cheap beer substitute called "swipes." The chapter is divided into four chunks: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AKYJDQD3MH08W6KQ4BNQ8), [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AKYJNB2JMDPBR6VMJJ8D1), [Chunk 3](arke:01KG8AKYJD2ESE6DF45MVN5QTG), and [Chunk 4](arke:01KG8AKYJDYNA9F36QTKWQ9Y14).

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CHAPTER XXVIII. HE GOES TO SUPPER AT THE SIGN OF THE BALTIMORE CLIPPER