 No; I would prefer not to make any change." "Would you like a clerkship in a dry-goods store?" "There is too much confinement about that. No, I would not like a clerkship ; but I am not particular." "Too much confinement," I cried, "why you keep yourself...  Great Short Works of Herman Melville - Seite 69von Herman Melville - 2004 - 512 SeitenEingeschränkte Leseprobe - Über dieses Buch
 | Herman Melville - 1856 - 456 Seiten
...cried, "why you keep yourself confined all the time!" "I would prefer not to take a clerkship," be rejoined, as if to settle that little item. at ^ once....to the charge. • "Well, then, would you like to travel through the country collecting bills for the merchants ? That would improve your health." "No,... | |
 | 1927 - 528 Seiten
...particular.' ' Too much confinement,' I cried, ' why, you keep yourself confined all the time ! ' ' I would prefer not to take a clerkship,' he rejoined,...me. I returned to the charge. ' Well, then, would yon like to travel through the country collecting bills for the merchants ? That would improve your... | |
 | Herman Melville - 2006 - 322 Seiten
...am not particular." "Too much confinement," I cried; "why you keep yourself confined all the time!" "I would prefer not to take a clerkship," he rejoined,...returned to the charge. "WelL then, would you like to travel through the country collecting bills for the merchants? That would improve your health." "No,... | |
 | Herman Melville - 1994 - 276 Seiten
...am not particular." "Too much confinement," I cried, "why you keep yourself confined all the time!" "I would prefer not to take a clerkship," he rejoined,...in that." "I would not like it at all; though, as 1 said before, I am not particular." His unwonted wordiness inspirited me. I returned to the charge.... | |
 | Tom Cohen - 1994 - 292 Seiten
...4. Crossing the bar Toward the end of the tale the narrator offers Bartleby a job as a "bartender" ("How would a bartender's business suit you? There is no trying of the eyesight in that?"). Here we encounter a final punning association of one who tends (to) or, let us say, touches — makes... | |
 | Lenora Ledwon - 1996 - 524 Seiten
...I am not particular.' Too much confinement/ I cried, 'why you keep yourself confined all the time!' 'I would prefer not to take a clerkship/ he rejoined,...returned to the charge. 'Well, then, would you like to travel through the country collecting bills for the merchants? That would improve your health/ 'No,... | |
 | Dieter Meindl - 1996 - 262 Seiten
...am not particular." "Too much confinement," I cried, "why you keep yourself confined all the time!" "I would prefer not to take a clerkship," he rejoined,...that." "I would not like it at all; though, as I said befote, I am not particular" His unwonted wordiness inspirited me. I returned to the charge. "Well... | |
 | Lenora Ledwon - 1996 - 522 Seiten
...I am not particular/ Too much confinement/ I cried, 'why you keep yourself confined all the time!' 'I would prefer not to take a clerkship/ he rejoined, as if to senle that linle item at once. 'How would a bar,tender's business suit you? There is no trying of the... | |
 | Herman Melville - 1998 - 468 Seiten
...am not particular." "Too much confinement," I cried, "why you keep yourself confined all the time!" "I would prefer not to take a clerkship," he rejoined,...returned to the charge. "Well then, would you like to travel through the country collecting bills for the merchants? That would improve your health." "No,... | |
 | Richard Jacobs - 2001 - 504 Seiten
...am not particular.' 'Too much confinement,' I cried; 'why you keep yourself confined all the time!' 'I would prefer not to take a clerkship,' he rejoined,...returned to the charge. 'Well, then, would you like to travel through the country collecting bills for the merchants? That would improve your health.' 'No,... | |
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