A character in this work, who owes another twelve dollars, gives him thirty-two instead but is aghast to return the next day to find the money untaken.
A character in this work, who owes another twelve dollars, gives him thirty-two instead but is aghast to return the next day to find the money untaken. The narrator of this work loves to repeat the name of the late John Jacob Astor and pays off the grub-man at the Tombs to procure his friend dinner. The subject of this story supposedly once worked in the (*) Dead Letter Office, and this story ends with a lawyer exclaiming "Ah, humanity!" The narrator of this story employs Turkey and Nippers in addition to the title character, who repeats that he "would prefer not to" do anything. For 10 points, identify this short story about a lazy copyist by Herman Melville.
A character in this work, who owes another twelve dollars, gives him thirty-two instead but is aghast to return the next day to find the money untaken.
"Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street"