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爱德华·博克：爱德华·博克自传·补录 516
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
It was in June, 1899, when Rudyard Kipling, after the loss of his daughter and his own almost fatal illness from pneumonia in America, sailed for his English home on the White Star liner, Teutonic. The party consisted of Kipling, his wife, his father J. Lockwood Kipling, Mr. and Mrs. Frank N. Doubleday, and Bok. It was only at the last moment that Bok decided to join the party, and the steamer having its full complement of passengers, he could only secure one of the officers' large rooms on the upper deck. Owing to the sensitive condition of Kipling's lungs, it was not wise for him to be out on deck except in the most favorable weather. The atmosphere of the smoking-room was forbidding, and as the rooms of the rest of the party were below deck, it was decided to make Bok's convenient room the headquarters of the party. Here they assembled for the best part of each day; the talk ranged over literary and publishing matters of mutual interest, and Kipling promptly labelled the room "The Hatchery,"--from the plans and schemes that were hatched during these discussions.
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定位：Additional excerpt 516 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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1899年6月，吉卜林在失去女儿、自己又患肺炎几乎丧命后，乘船回英国。同行有他妻子、父亲、道布尔戴夫妇和博克。博克最后一刻才决定加入，船上客满，只订到上层甲板的一间军官大舱。吉卜林肺不好，除非天气极好，不宜待在甲板上；吸烟室空气又差；其他人住下层。于是大家把博克那间方便的舱房当作聚会总部，每天大部分时间聚在那里聊文学和出版。吉卜林给这房间起名“孵化室”，因为许多计划都在这里酝酿出来。这说明，一个方便、舒适的空间能促成非正式交流，很多好点子是在放松的闲聊中产生的。
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1899年吉卜林一家与出版界朋友乘船从美国回英国，博克的舱房成了聚会场所。
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