Mardi Volume 1 Chapter 85 - After Dinner

from The Herman Melville Library · host Herman Melville

In which the revelry of a royal bacchanal dissolves into somnolent company shared betwixt kings and their earthly remembrances, whilst the absent monarch’s solitary melancholy unfolds amidst the shifting shadows of his once vibrant hostelry. Thus, parting from him, the companions perceive a soul ensnared by an invisible captivity, steadfast to his haunt yet beckoning friendship through the transient solace of wine.

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