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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:01KG8AJ8SS2R5YVRHT1BCDZZNP)". It is a textual segment extracted from the file "[bartleby_the_scrivener.txt](arke:01KG89J1CRGPEZ66W67EZPAMPE)" and is part of the larger collection "[Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW)". The segment covers lines 256 to 259 of the source text.
## Context
This segment is situated within the narrative of "[Bartleby, The Scrivener](arke:01KG8AJ8SS2R5YVRHT1BCDZZNP)", a short story by Herman Melville. It follows the segment "[Introduction of the Narrator's Staff: Turkey, Nippers, and Ginger Nut](arke:01KG8AJM8KN2HNDQQT9PXZWN57)" and precedes "[Bartleby's arrival and initial employment](arke:01KG8AJM8KR6W6NF8HSAV5WF4F)". The text was extracted as part of the "[Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW)" collection.
## Contents
This segment describes the narrator's professional life as a conveyancer and title hunter, noting that his business significantly expanded with the acquisition of the master's office. It highlights the increased demand for scriveners and the narrator's need to manage and push his existing clerks, indicating a growing workload and the necessity for additional 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