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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 470
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
We exhibited at Mayence and several other places in the vicinity, reaping golden harvests everywhere, and then went down the Rhine to Cologne. The journey down the river was very pleasant and we duly “did” the scenery and lions on the way. The boats were very ill-provided with sleeping accommodations, and one night, as I saw our party must sit up, I suggested that we should play a social game of euchre if we could get the cards. The clerk of the boat was prompt in affording the gratifying intelligence that he had cards to sell and I bought a pack, paying him a good round price. Immediately thereafter, the clerk, pocketing the money, stated that “it was nine o’clock and according to the regulations he must turn out all the lights”--which he did, leaving us to play cards, if we wished to, in the dark.
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巴纳姆一行在美因茨等地展览，赚得盆满钵满，然后沿莱茵河下行去科隆。旅途愉快，他们照例游览风景名胜。但船上睡觉的地方很差，一晚巴纳姆看出大家只能坐着过夜，就提议打牌消磨时间，前提是能买到牌。船上的职员立刻说有牌卖，巴纳姆花高价买了一副。可刚付完钱，职员就说九点了，按规定必须熄灯，于是他们只能在黑暗中打牌。这故事揭示了一种狡猾的生意经：先卖给你东西，再让你没法用，钱已到手。
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巴纳姆在欧洲巡展途中，乘船沿莱茵河旅行，遭遇了船上职员卖牌后熄灯的恶作剧式交易。
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