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- # CHAPTER XCI. SMOKING-CLUB IN A MAN-OF-WAR, WITH SCENES ON THE GUN-DECK DRAWING NEAR HOME.
## Overview
This entity is a chapter from the novel "White-Jacket." It spans from line 14665 to 14989 of the source text and is part of the "Melville Complete Works" collection.
## Context
The chapter is contained within the novel [White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ), which was extracted from the file [white_jacket.txt](arke:01KG89J19NC56FFGBCM2SWEZZY) and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. This chapter follows [CHAPTER XC. THE MANNING OF NAVIES.](arke:01KG8AJVX0EHKR6PT0YQ81325T) and precedes [CHAPTER XCII. THE LAST OF THE JACKET.](arke:01KG8AJWFZWKXG90KP5ZBWF6NJ).
## Contents
This chapter details social interactions and conversations among sailors on a man-of-war as the ship nears home. It describes the "smoking-club" that forms in the galley on the gun-deck after meals, where sailors gather to smoke, chat, and discuss various topics. The content includes dialogues about politics, rumors concerning the ship's officers, and the sailors' plans and desires for life ashore after their naval service. The chapter also touches upon the sailors' complex relationship with the sea and their naval duties, highlighting the contradictions in their behavior both at sea and on land. It is divided into six chunks, detailing these social scenes and conversations.
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