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- # Introduction of narrator and office setup
## Overview
This segment, titled "Introduction of narrator and office setup," is part of the short story "[Bartleby, The Scrivener](arke:01KG6YFY3GPNBP5AAFESQKDTDR)". It was extracted from the file "[bartleby_the_scrivener.txt](arke:01KG6YDD8YHX9PCQE3NTAG8XF1)" and is part of the "[Melville](arke:01KG6YCG626JN4FCG8QK17CQCF)" collection. The segment spans lines 256 to 259 of the source text.
## Context
This segment is situated within the narrative of Herman Melville's short story "[Bartleby, The Scrivener](arke:01KG6YFY3GPNBP5AAFESQKDTDR)". It follows the segment titled "[The Narrator's Office and Staff](arke:01KG6YGAX1DT1Z2ZDGQ8TE3GPR)" and precedes the segment detailing "[Bartleby's arrival and initial employment](arke:01KG6YGAX1M0DPG3X7QY6FWGZ4)". The story itself is part of the larger "[Melville](arke:01KG6YCG626JN4FCG8QK17CQCF)" collection.
## Contents
This segment introduces the narrator's profession as a conveyancer and title hunter, noting that his business expanded significantly with the acquisition of the master's office. It highlights the increased demand for scriveners and the narrator's need to manage and expand his existing staff.
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- Now my original business—that of a conveyancer and title hunter, and
drawer-up of recondite documents of all sorts—was considerably
increased by receiving the master’s office. There was now great work
for scriveners. Not only must I push the clerks already with me, but I
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- Introduction of narrator and office setup