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The narrative depicts a mysterious metropolitan office where a bespectacled Intelligencer records and attempts to broker intangible human losses and longings. Visitants include a man unable to find his proper place, a young suitor who wishes to exchange his burning heart, a timid girl who brings cheer, and a mourner seeking a vanished jewel. The officer negotiates petitions and reflects on how often fine or inexhaustible affections are squandered on unworthy or unequal recipients, while acknowledging the rare occasions when a pure nature meets a fitting response. The piece explores identity, longing, and the limits of any bureaucratic remedy for inward need.

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Title: The Intelligence Office (From "Mosses from an Old Manse")

Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Release date: November 1, 2005 [eBook #9229]
Most recently updated: November 9, 2022

Language: English

Credits: David Widger and Al Haines

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The Intelligence Office

by Nathaniel Hawthorne