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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 47
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
That evening was one that the boy was long to remember. It suddenly came to him that he had read a few days before of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln's arrival in New York at Doctor Holbrook's sanitarium. Thither Edward went; and within half an hour from the time he had been talking with General Grant he was sitting at the bedside of Mrs. Lincoln, showing her the wonderful photograph just presented to him. Edward saw that the widow of the great Lincoln did not mentally respond to his pleasure in his possession. It was apparent even to the boy that mental and physical illness had done their work with the frail frame. But he had the memory, at least, of having got that close to the great President.
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定位:Additional excerpt 47 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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那个晚上博克久久难忘。他忽然想起几天前读到林肯夫人在纽约霍尔布鲁克疗养院的消息,于是立刻赶去,半小时内就从与格兰特将军交谈变成坐在林肯夫人床边,给她看刚得到的珍贵照片。但博克发现,这位伟人的遗孀对他的喜悦并无精神上的回应,显然身心疾病已经摧垮了她虚弱的身体。尽管如此,博克至少留下了曾如此接近伟大总统的记忆。这告诉我们,接近偶像未必得到预期回应,但主动争取的经历本身就有价值。
上下文
博克在得到格兰特签名照片后,连夜赶往疗养院探望林肯夫人。
今日一问
你是否因为担心对方冷淡回应,而放弃了一次本可以主动争取的接触机会?
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