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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 337
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
I met the secretary soon after breakfast next morning and asked him if he had a written communication for me from Miss Lind? He said he had not and that the whole thing was a “joke.” He merely wanted, he added, to see what I would say to the proposition. I asked him if Miss Lind was in the “joke,” as he called it? He hoped I would not inquire, but would let the matter drop. I went on, as usual, and gave four more concerts in St. Louis, and followed out my programme as arranged in other cities for many weeks following; nor at that time, nor at any time afterwards, did Miss Lind give me the slightest intimation that she had any knowledge of the proposition of her secretary to cancel our agreement or to employ me as her manager.
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定位：Additional excerpt 337 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
白话
第二天早饭后，我问秘书有没有林德小姐的书面通知。他说没有，整件事只是个“玩笑”，只是想看看我对这个提议会怎么反应。我问他林德小姐是否也在这个“玩笑”里？他求我别追问，让这事过去。我照常工作，在圣路易斯又开了四场音乐会，之后几周也按计划在其他城市演出。林德小姐从未表示她知道这个提议。巴纳姆选择不纠缠，继续履行合同，避免冲突扩大。
上下文
巴纳姆在自传中讲述珍妮·林德的秘书曾提议取消合同，事后却说是玩笑，巴纳姆选择不追究，继续合作。
今日一问
当别人用“开玩笑”来试探你的底线时，你会追问到底，还是像巴纳姆一样继续做好自己的事？
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