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- # CHAPTER LVI. A SHORE EMPEROR ON BOARD A MAN-OF-WAR.
## Overview
This entity is a chapter from the novel *White-Jacket*. It is titled "CHAPTER LVI. A SHORE EMPEROR ON BOARD A MAN-OF-WAR." and spans lines 8915 to 9105 of the source text.
## Context
This chapter is part of the novel [White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ), a work by Herman Melville. The novel was extracted from the file [white_jacket.txt](arke:01KG89J19NC56FFGBCM2SWEZZY) and is included within the larger collection [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW). This chapter follows [CHAPTER LV. MIDSHIPMEN ENTERING THE NAVY EARLY.](arke:01KG8AJSTQWPBBBGPYGXWSXKAQ) and precedes [CHAPTER LVII. THE EMPEROR REVIEWS THE PEOPLE AT QUARTERS.](arke:01KG8AJSV17Q1DWTQGH2BDWKCX).
## Contents
This chapter details a visit from the young Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro II, to the man-of-war *Neversink* while it was docked in Rio de Janeiro. The narrative describes the Emperor's arrival in a grand barge, the elaborate salutes and ceremonies performed by the ship's crew, and the interactions between the Emperor and the ship's officers. The chapter also includes observations on the contrast between the Emperor's retinue and the ship's officers, and features a humorous exchange between a sailor and the Emperor, highlighting democratic sentiments amidst royal pomp. The chapter is divided into three chunks: Chunk 1, Chunk 2, and Chunk 3.
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- CHAPTER LVI.
A SHORE EMPEROR ON BOARD A MAN-OF-WAR.