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本杰明·富兰克林《本杰明·富兰克林自传》· The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin · 领导
We landed in Philadelphia on the 11th of October, where I found sundry alterations. Keith was no longer governor, being superseded by Major Gordon. I met him walking the streets as a common citizen. He seem'd a little asham'd at seeing me, but pass'd without saying anything. I should have been as much asham'd at seeing Miss Read, had not her friends, despairing with reason of my return after the receipt of my letter, persuaded her to marry another, one Rogers, a potter, which was done in my absence. With him, however, she was never happy, and soon parted from him, refusing to cohabit with him or bear his name, it being now said that he had another wife. He was a worthless fellow, tho' an excellent workman, which was the temptation to her friends. He got into debt, ran away in 1727 or 1728, went to the West Indies, and died there. Keimer had got a better house, a shop well supply'd with stationery, plenty of new types, a number of hands, tho' none good, and seem'd to have a great deal of business.
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我们于10月11日在费城登陆,我发现不少变化。基思不再是总督,由戈登上校接替。我在街上碰到他像个普通市民一样走路,他见到我似乎有点不好意思,但什么也没说就走了。我要是见到里德小姐,也会同样尴尬,幸好她朋友收到我的信后,有理由相信我不会回来,就劝她嫁给了陶工罗杰斯,那是在我缺席时办的。可她跟罗杰斯从没幸福过,很快分居,拒绝同住,也不愿用他的姓,因为据说他另有一个妻子。罗杰斯是个无赖,但手艺极好,这正是她朋友看中的地方。他欠债后于1727或1728年逃往西印度群岛,死在那里。基默尔则换了更好的房子,店铺文具充足,新铅字很多,雇了不少人手,虽然没一个能干的,生意看起来挺红火。
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富兰克林从伦敦返回费城后,发现总督更替、旧友境遇变化。
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如果你回到久别的故乡,发现人事已非,你会如何面对那些错过的缘分?
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