"With submission, sir," said he, "yesterday I was thinking about Bartleby here, and I think that if he would but prefer to take a quart of good ale every day, it would do much towards mending him, and enabling him to assist in examining his papers."
-Atrebentziarekin, jauna-esan zuen-, atzo Bartlebyz pentsatzen egon nintzen, eta uste dut aukeran egunean kuarto bat garagardo on hartuko balu, horrek mesede egingo liokeela, eta jarriko litzakeela bere paperak konprobatzen laguntzeko moduan.