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This entity, labeled "I.", is a subsection within [BOOK XX.](arke:01KG8AJTDYZ8HFSSEZ948YPF9B) of a larger work. It spans lines 12203 to 12407 of its source file.
## Context
This subsection is part of [BOOK XX.](arke:01KG8AJTDYZ8HFSSEZ948YPF9B), which is titled "CHARLIE MILLTHORPE." It follows an [Introduction](arke:01KG8AKVA03VFG8YT6CEX9F20Z) to the chapter and precedes subsection [II.](arke:01KG8AKV9VF1CGVY5EZYG3FSS0). The content was extracted from the file [pierre.txt](arke:01KG89J1JSYKSGCE149MH9HF6A), which is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection.
## Contents
The subsection introduces the character of Charles Millthorpe, an acquaintance of Pierre, who takes chambers at the Apostles'. It describes Charles's background as the son of a respectable but impoverished farmer from Saddle Meadows, detailing the family's history and the father's eventual death. The narrative explores Charles's aversion to hard labor and his ambition to become an orator or poet, rather than follow in his father's footsteps. It recounts how Charles, at age fifteen, defied his father's advice to pursue a more practical life. By age seventeen, Charles sells the family's possessions and moves to the city with his mother and sisters, seeking success through intellectual pursuits rather than manual labor. The text highlights his "harmless presumption and innocent egotism" as traits that, surprisingly, aid his progress. The subsection contains five distinct chunks of text, beginning with Pierre's decision to take chambers and concluding with Charles's move to the city.
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