The narrator originally hires him to support two of his employees, Turkey and Nippers, but when he is assigned work he simply responds "I would prefer not to."
In this work, the main character is found sleeping "with kings and counselors" at the end. At one point he sits on a banister and sleeps in a doorway, while in another section he makes Ginger Nut bring him cakes all day instead of leaving for lunch. The only explanation for his odd behavior seems to be his previous experience in the Dead Letter Office. The narrator originally hires him to support two of his employees, Turkey and Nippers, but when he is assigned work he simply responds "I would prefer not to." He eventually starves to death in jail. FTP, name this story about a clerk for the Lawyer written by Herman Melville.
In this work, the main character is found sleeping "with kings and counselors" at the end.
{Bartleby, the Scrivener}: A Story of Wall Street