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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 467
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
But a day or two after our exhibitions began, came a messenger with a command that I should appear before the Commissary of Police. I was very much frightened, I confess; I was sure that some of my men had been doing or saying something which had offended the authorities, and although I was conscious that my own conduct had been circumspect, I started for the police office in fear and trembling. On the way, I met Mr. Henry J. Raymond, editor of the _New York Times_, who was in company with a gentleman from Ohio, to whom he introduced me, and thereupon I stated my trouble, and my opinion that I was about to be fined, imprisoned, possibly beheaded,--I knew not what.
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定位：Additional excerpt 467 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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展览开始一两天后，一个信使来命令巴纳姆去警察局。他吓坏了，以为手下有人说了或做了什么得罪当局的事。虽然自知行为谨慎，他还是战战兢兢地去了。路上遇到《纽约时报》编辑雷蒙德和一位俄亥俄州绅士，巴纳姆向他们诉苦，说自己可能被罚款、坐牢甚至砍头，不知道会怎样。这反映出在陌生国度，面对权力机关时，外来者容易因未知而恐惧，往往把后果想得比实际严重。
上下文
巴纳姆在欧洲巡展时，因不熟悉当地法律和权力运作，对警察局的传唤感到极度不安。
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面对未知的权威传唤，你通常会先做最坏打算，还是先了解情况？
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