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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 300
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
DEAR SIR,--I take the liberty to write you a few lines, merely to say that we are getting along as well as could reasonably be expected. In this country you are aware that the rapid accumulation of wealth always creates much envy, and envy soon augments to malice. Such are the elements at work to a limited degree against myself, and although Miss Lind, Benedict and myself have never, as yet, had the slightest feelings between us, to my knowledge, except those of friendship, yet I cannot well see how this can long continue in face of the fact that, nearly every day, they allow persons (some moving in the first classes of society) to approach them, and spend hours in traducing me; even her attorney, Mr. John Jay, has been so blind to her interests, as to aid in poisoning her mind against me, by pouring into her ears the most silly twaddle, all of which amounts to nothing and less than nothing--such as the regret that I was a ‘showman,’ exhibitor of Tom Thumb, etc., etc.
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定位：Additional excerpt 300 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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巴纳姆写信给朋友，说巡演进展尚可，但美国社会对快速致富容易眼红，眼红又变成恶意。有人不断在珍妮·林德和乐队指挥本尼迪克特面前诋毁他，连她的律师也推波助澜，拿他是“马戏班老板”“展出拇指汤姆”来说事。巴纳姆担心长期听这些话会让林德对他产生不信任。他的做法是主动向中间人说明情况，请对方帮忙传话，而不是直接对抗或沉默忍受。
上下文
这封信写于珍妮·林德美国巡演期间，巴纳姆向一位朋友倾诉自己遭到身边人诋毁的困境。
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