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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 39
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
During this season I made arrangements with Mr. Samuel Sherwood, of Bridgeport, to go on an exploring expedition to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where we understood there was a fine opening for a lottery office and where we meant to try our fortunes, provided the prospects should equal our expectations. We went to New York where I had an interview with Mr. Dudley S. Gregory, the principal business man of Messrs. Yates and McIntyre, who dissuaded me from going to Pittsburg, and offered me the entire lottery agency for the State of Tennessee, if I would go to Nashville and open an office. The offer was tempting, but the distance was too far from a certain tailoress in Bethel.
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定位:Additional excerpt 39 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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巴纳姆原本和布里奇波特的舍伍德先生约好,去宾夕法尼亚的匹兹堡考察,听说那里开彩票办公室大有可为,如果前景符合预期就打算去闯一闯。他们先到纽约,巴纳姆与耶茨和麦金太尔公司的主要商人达德利·S·格雷戈里先生面谈,格雷戈里劝他别去匹兹堡,反而提出:只要他愿意去纳什维尔开办公室,就把整个田纳西州的彩票代理权全交给他。这个提议很诱人,但纳什维尔离贝瑟尔的那位裁缝姑娘太远了。
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巴纳姆在自传《奋斗与胜利》中回忆早年谋生经历,当时他正寻找彩票生意机会,同时心里牵挂着后来成为他妻子的裁缝姑娘。
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当一份好机会要求你远离重要的人时,你会怎样权衡事业与关系?
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