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爱德华·博克：爱德华·博克自传·补录 238
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
The publishing house had been advertising in the Philadelphia magazine, so that the visit of Mr. Curtis was not an occasion for surprise. Mr. Curtis told Bok he had read his literary letter in the Philadelphia Times, and suggested that perhaps he might write a similar department for The Ladies' Home Journal. Bok saw no reason why he should not, and told Mr. Curtis so, and promised to send over a trial installment. The Philadelphia publisher then deftly went on, explained editorial conditions in his magazine, and, recognizing the ethics of the occasion by not offering Bok another position while he was already occupying one, asked him if he knew the man for the place.
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定位：Additional excerpt 238 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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出版社一直在费城杂志上登广告，所以柯蒂斯先生的来访并不令人意外。柯蒂斯先生告诉博克，他读过博克在《费城时报》上的文学通讯，建议他或许可以为《妇女家庭杂志》写一个类似的专栏。博克觉得没有理由不写，便答应了，并承诺寄一份试写稿过去。这位费城出版商然后巧妙地把话题引向自己杂志的编辑情况，并且顾及场合的规矩——在博克已有职位时没有直接挖他——而是问他是否知道有谁适合这个职位。
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柯蒂斯是《妇女家庭杂志》的出版人，他欣赏博克的文笔，想邀请他加入，但先以约稿和询问人选的方式试探。
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