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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 163
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Several of the passengers were English merchants from Canada and one of the number, who reckoned himself “A, No. 1,” and often hinted that he was too ‘cute for any Yankee, boasted so much of his shrewdness that a Yankee friend of mine confederated with me to test it. I thought of an old trick and arranged with my friend to try it on the boastful John Bull. Coming out of my state-room, with my hand to my face, and apparently in great pain, I asked my fellow passengers what was good for the tooth-ache. My friend and confederate recommended heating tobacco, and holding it to my face. I therefore borrowed a little tobacco, and putting it in a paper of a peculiar color, placed it on the stove to warm. I then retired for a few minutes, during which time the Yankee proposed playing a trick on me by emptying the tobacco, and filling the paper with ashes, which our smart Englishman thought would be a very fine joke, and he himself made the substitution, putting ashes into the paper and throwing the tobacco into the fire.
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定位：Additional excerpt 163 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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船上几位从加拿大来的英国商人中，有一个自认“一流”、常暗示自己比洋基人还精明，吹嘘得太多，巴纳姆的朋友便和他合谋试探此人。巴纳姆假装牙痛，问大家什么办法好；朋友建议用热烟草敷脸。巴纳姆借来烟草，用特制颜色的纸包好放在炉上加热，然后离开几分钟。这期间，那个英国商人觉得把烟草换成灰是个捉弄巴纳姆的好玩笑，便亲自动手调包，把烟草扔进火里。核心是：过度自信又爱占小便宜的人，最容易被自己的“聪明”带进圈套。
上下文
巴纳姆在自传中讲述1844年赴英途中在船上捉弄一位自夸精明的英国商人的趣事。
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