![]() Momentarily, the Lawyer wonders if it is he who is wrong, and he asks his other copyists who was in the right. But when he calls Bartleby to assist as well, the scrivener again replies that he "would prefer not to." The Lawyer presses him, wanting to know why he refuses, but Bartleby can only reply that he would "prefer not to." The Lawyer tells us that something in Bartleby's nature "disarmed him," and Bartleby's steadfast refusal to do what was asked of him confounds the Lawyer. The Lawyer calls in all his employees-Turkey, Nippers, and Ginger Nut-to work on the examination. ![]() Bartleby said he would "prefer not to," and the Lawyer was so surprised that he hadn't argued with him.Ī few days after this incident, there is a large document (already copied by Bartleby) to be examined. ![]() The Lawyer, the narrator of the story, has already been surprised once before by Bartleby's refusal to examine a document, as all scriveners (law- copyists) are required to do. ![]()
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