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- # Bartleby's death and the narrator's final reflections
## Overview
This segment, titled "Bartleby's death and the narrator's final reflections," is a section of the short story "Bartleby, The Scrivener." It spans lines 1506 to 1512 of the source text and was extracted on January 30, 2026.
## Context
This segment is part of Herman Melville's short story, "[Bartleby, The Scrivener](arke:01KG6YFY3GPNBP5AAFESQKDTDR)," which is included in the "[Melville](arke:01KG6YCG626JN4FCG8QK17CQCF)" collection. The text was extracted from the file "[bartleby_the_scrivener.txt](arke:01KG6YDD8YHX9PCQE3NTAG8XF1)." This segment follows "[Bartleby's removal to the Tombs and the narrator's visit](arke:01KG6YGC7X9TJYPH2BYPD849KC)" and precedes "[Concluding Reflections and Rumored Backstory](arke:01KG6YGC7XQEPZSK6DTAWVVVJH)."
## Contents
This segment describes the immediate aftermath of Bartleby's death. A turnkey informs the narrator that Bartleby is lying in the yard, having died shortly before. The narrator observes the quiet yard, noting its isolation and the oppressive, ancient masonry. The text captures the narrator's somber reflections on Bartleby's demise and the desolate setting.
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- Bartleby's death and the narrator's final reflections
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- “Are you looking for the silent man?” said another turnkey passing me.
“Yonder he lies—sleeping in the yard there. ’Tis not twenty minutes
since I saw him lie down.”
The yard was entirely quiet. It was not accessible to the common
prisoners. The surrounding walls, of amazing thickness, kept off all
sounds behind them. The Egyptian character of the masonry weighed upon
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- Bartleby's death and the narrator's final reflections