Bartleby The Scrivener By Herman Melville
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EnglishVoice Age
Middle Aged (35-54)Accents
North American (General)Transcript
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bottle. Be quick! I'm waiting! I hear a slow scrape of his chair legs on the un carpeted floor, and soon he appeared, standing at the entrance of his Hermitage. What is wanted? He said mildly. The copies? The copies? Said I hurriedly. We're going to examine them There, and I held towards him the 4th quadruplets. I would prefer not to, he said, and gently disappeared behind the screen. For a few moments I was turned into a pillar of salt. Standing at the head of my seated column of clerks, recovering myself. I advanced towards the screen, and demanded the reason for such extraordinary conduct. Why do you refuse? I would prefer not to, with any other man. I should have flown outright into a dreadful passion, scorned all further words, and thrust him ignominiously from my presence. But there was something about Bartle Bee that not only strangely disarmed me, but in a wonderful manner, touched and disconcerted me.