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- # CHAPTER LXXVI. A Pleasant Place For A Lounge
## Overview
This is a chapter from the novel [Mardi: And a Voyage Thither](arke:01KG8AJA6157W2830190N652KA) by Herman Melville. The chapter, titled "CHAPTER LXXVI. A Pleasant Place For A Lounge," describes Donjalolo's daily routine of being transported to a shady spot near the eastern cliffs of a glen to avoid the sun. It was extracted from the source file [mardi_vol1.txt](arke:01KG89J1HYC04JWXEK48P07WPK) as part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection.
## Context
The chapter is positioned between [CHAPTER LXXX. Donjalolo In The Bosom Of His Family](arke:01KG8AJVJY0V0GKBWT2HMY60AH) and [CHAPTER LXXVIII. Babbalanja Solus](arke:01KG8AJW7YA7YDNRGAR55645YY) within the novel's structure. The text was extracted by a structure-extraction-lambda function.
## Contents
The chapter describes how Prince Donjalolo avoids the sun by being carried in his palanquin to a shady glen each morning and remaining there until evening. The text emphasizes his efforts to evade the sun's rays and maintain a spotless brow.
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- shady morning under the eastern cliffs of the glen—daily, at a certain
hour, Donjalolo in his palanquin was borne; there, finding new shades;
and there tarrying till evening; when again he was transported whence
he came: thereby anticipating the revolution of the sun. Thus dodging
day’s luminary through life, the prince hied to and fro in his
dominions; on his smooth, spotless brow Sol’s rays never shining.
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- CHAPTER LXXVI. A Pleasant Place For A Lounge