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- # Introduction of the Narrator's Staff: Turkey, Nippers, and Ginger Nut
## Overview
This is a segment from the short story [Bartleby, The Scrivener](arke:01KG8AJ8SS2R5YVRHT1BCDZZNP) by Herman Melville. It is extracted from the text file [bartleby_the_scrivener.txt](arke:01KG89J1CRGPEZ66W67EZPAMPE) and is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. This segment introduces three members of the narrator's staff: Turkey, Nippers, and Ginger Nut. It appears between lines 127 and 255 of the source text.
## Context
This segment is preceded by [Introduction of the narrator, his office, and existing staff](arke:01KG8AJM8KWP53G181FGW8YGF9) and followed by [Introduction of narrator and office setup](arke:01KG8AJM8KVGJNXKQ133EA2YPV). The text was extracted by the "structure-extraction-lambda" process.
## Contents
This segment contains descriptions of the narrator's employees: Turkey, Nippers, and Ginger Nut. It is further divided into three chunks:
- [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AK1DPC3TJNE1471GMRK3S) describes Turkey's morning and afternoon behaviors, his tendency to make blots, and his appeal to the narrator's fellow-feeling. It also introduces Nippers, his ambition, indigestion, and discontent with his table.
- [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AK1DPQVW1PPSCZ8HNCQWT) continues the description of Turkey and Nippers, noting Turkey's oily clothes and the narrator's gift of a coat, which only made Turkey more insolent. It also notes Nippers's temperance and irritable disposition.
- [Chunk 3](arke:01KG8AK1DPRFJ2WW75S8C3Y5MW) concludes the introduction by describing Ginger Nut, a twelve-year-old errand boy and cake purveyor for Turkey and Nippers. It also mentions Turkey's habit of eating ginger-cakes and a specific incident where he used one as a seal on a mortgage.
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