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- # CHAPTER XXVIII. EDGING AWAY.
## Overview - What this is (type, form, dates, scope)
This is a chapter from the novel [White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ) by Herman Melville, extracted from the text file [white_jacket.txt](arke:01KG89J19NC56FFGBCM2SWEZZY). The chapter was extracted on January 30, 2026, and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It spans lines 4485 to 4756 of the source text.
## Context - Background and provenance from related entities
This chapter follows [CHAPTER XXVII. SOME THOUGHTS GROWING OUT OF MAD JACK’S COUNTERMANDING HIS SUPERIOR’S ORDER.](arke:01KG8AJQSQFERRZ4XYJRVBK8C4) and precedes [CHAPTER XXX. A PEEP THROUGH A PORT-HOLE AT THE SUBTERRANEAN PARTS OF A MAN-OF-WAR.](arke:01KG8AJQSQJ82MYXAJSAP25AZ9) The text was extracted by the "structure-extraction-lambda" tool. The novel "White-Jacket" is part of the "Melville Complete Works" collection.
## Contents - What it contains, key subjects and details
The chapter contains five chunks of text. The chapter discusses the challenges of sailing around Cape Horn, including the violent rolling of the ship and the cold weather. It describes the crew's experiences with snow and hailstones, and introduces a Polynesian servant named Wooloo, whose reactions to the unfamiliar environment provide a humorous contrast. The chapter also touches on the difficulties of the night watches and the narrator's struggles with his white jacket, which made him easily identifiable.
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- CHAPTER XXVIII. EDGING AWAY.