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- # CHAPTER 101. The Decanter.
## Overview
This is a chapter from the novel *Moby-Dick; or, The Whale*, located within [BOOK III. (_Duodecimo_), CHAPTER III. (_Mealy-mouthed Porpoise_)](arke:01KG8AK83BA227D6NY5BT040FM). It is labeled "CHAPTER 101. The Decanter." and spans lines 17130 to 17295 of the source file, [moby_dick.txt](arke:01KG89J198KE6FY8WPVJQQRCZ6).
## Context
This chapter is part of the larger novel *Moby-Dick; or, The Whale*, which is included in the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. It is preceded by [CHAPTER 100. Leg and Arm.](arke:01KG8AMA8Z3SXF809T8S42QJDB) and followed by [CHAPTER 102. A Bower in the Arsacides.](arke:01KG8AMA94ER7APC3MGG7BJRGY).
## Contents
This chapter discusses the English whaling ship *Samuel Enderby*, named after the founder of the whaling house of Enderby & Sons. It recounts the ship's voyages, including being the first to hunt sperm whales regularly and opening up the vast Sperm Whale grounds of the Pacific. The chapter also describes a visit to the *Samuel Enderby*, including details of the food and drink served, and reflects on the hospitality of English whalers, attributing it to the influence of Dutch whaling traditions. The chapter contains three chunks of text: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AP32C6SM8VSBSAFN1KBTF), [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AP32CGMV57K92M0ED0XK5), and [Chunk 3](arke:01KG8AP32J9A0ZK8WCSXHSD19Z).
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