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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 453
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
I had numerous offers from professional friends on both sides of the Atlantic who supposed me to be in need of employment. Mr. Barney Williams, who had not then acted in England, proposed in the kindest manner to make me his agent for a tour through Great Britain, and to give me one-third of the profits which he and Mrs. Williams might make by their acting. Mr. S. M. Pettengill, of New York, the newspaper advertising agent, offered me the fine salary of $10,000 a year to transact business for him in Great Britain. He wrote to me: “when you failed in consequence of the Jerome clock notes, I felt that your creditors were dealing hard with you; that they should have let you up and give you a chance, and they would have fared better and I wish I was a creditor so as to show what I would do.” These offers, both from Mr. Williams and Mr. Pettengill, I was obliged to decline.
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定位：Additional excerpt 453 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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巴纳姆破产后，许多朋友以为他需要工作，纷纷提供机会。威廉姆斯先生提议让他当英国巡演经纪人，分三分之一利润；纽约报纸广告代理佩滕吉尔先生则开出年薪一万美元，请他到英国开展业务，并写信说当初觉得债权人对他太苛刻，应该给他机会，自己若也是债权人会做得更好。但巴纳姆都不得不拒绝了。他拒绝的原因可能是已有自己的还债计划，不愿受雇于人，或者想保留自主权。这告诉我们，当别人伸出援手时，要清楚自己的目标，不轻易被高薪或好意打乱节奏。
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巴纳姆是美国19世纪著名演艺经纪人，曾因债务破产，后努力还债。这段出自他的自传《奋斗与胜利》。
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