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- # Bartleby's removal to the Tombs and death
## Overview
This segment, titled "Bartleby's removal to the Tombs and death," is a section 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 covers lines 1383 to 1386 of the source text.
## Context
This segment details a pivotal moment in the narrative of [Bartleby, The Scrivener](arke:01KG6YFY3GPNBP5AAFESQKDTDR), where the character Bartleby is removed from the narrator's office. The preceding segment, "[Bartleby's continued refusal to leave the old premises and the narrator's denial of responsibility](arke:01KG6YGC7TAYJQMM96XWAHJXEJ)," sets the stage for this event, describing Bartleby's persistent refusal to vacate the premises. This segment follows that refusal and leads into "[Bartleby's removal to the Tombs and the narrator's visit](arke:01KG6YGC7X9TJYPH2BYPD849KC)," which likely describes the narrator's subsequent actions.
## Contents
The text within this segment describes the narrator's discovery of a note from the landlord informing him that Bartleby has been sent to the Tombs as a vagrant. The note also indicates that the narrator, having known Bartleby the longest, is expected to provide further information. This marks a significant escalation in Bartleby's situation, moving from passive refusal to legal detainment.
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- Bartleby's removal to the Tombs and death
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- When again I entered my office, lo, a note from the landlord lay upon
the desk. I opened it with trembling hands. It informed me that the
writer had sent to the police, and had Bartleby removed to the Tombs as
a vagrant. Moreover, since I knew more about him than any one else, he
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- Bartleby's removal to the Tombs and death