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The clerk at the local newspaper office. When Kovalev attempts to place an advertisement for his runaway nose, the newspaper clerk denies Kovalev’s request. The clerk at first fears that Kovalev's situation is a joke intended to make him look foolish, but he sticks by his decision even after Kovalev shows his face and proves that he is, in fact, missing a nose.
The Newspaper Clerk Quotes in The Nose
The The Nose quotes below are all either spoken by The Newspaper Clerk or refer to The Newspaper Clerk. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The clerk himself seemed to be moved by Kovalev’s difficult situation. Wishing to soften his grief somehow, he deemed it fitting to express his sympathy in a few words:
“I’m truly sorry that such an odd thing has happened to you. Would you care for a pinch? It dispels headaches and melancholy states of mind; it’s even good with regard to hemorrhoids.”
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The Newspaper Clerk Quotes in The Nose
The The Nose quotes below are all either spoken by The Newspaper Clerk or refer to The Newspaper Clerk. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Section 2
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The clerk himself seemed to be moved by Kovalev’s difficult situation. Wishing to soften his grief somehow, he deemed it fitting to express his sympathy in a few words:
“I’m truly sorry that such an odd thing has happened to you. Would you care for a pinch? It dispels headaches and melancholy states of mind; it’s even good with regard to hemorrhoids.”
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