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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 572
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
When I arrived in Boston, by the by, on this visit, the streets were thronged with the military and citizens assembled to receive the Prince of Wales, and I had great difficulty, in starting from the depot to the Revere House, in getting through the assembled crowd. At last, a policeman espied me, and taking me for Senator Stephen A. Douglas, he cried out, at the top of his voice: “Make way there for Judge Douglas’s carriage.” The crowd opened a passage for my carriage at short notice, and shouted out “Douglas, Douglas, hurrah for Douglas.” I took off my hat and bowed, smiling from the windows on each side of my carriage; the cheers and enthusiasm increased as I advanced, and all the way to the Revere House I continued to bow Judge Douglas’s grateful acknowledgments for the enthusiastic reception. There must have been at least fifty thousand people who joined in this spontaneous demonstration in honor of Judge Douglas.
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定位：Additional excerpt 572 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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巴纳姆到波士顿时，街上挤满了欢迎威尔士亲王的军人和市民。他坐马车从车站去里维尔旅馆，被人群堵得寸步难行。一个警察把他误认成参议员道格拉斯，大喊“给道格拉斯法官的马车让路”，人群立刻闪开，还高呼“道格拉斯万岁”。巴纳姆将错就错，脱帽微笑，向两边点头致意，欢呼声反而更响。他就这样一路冒充道格拉斯到了旅馆。这件事说明：公众场合的误会未必是坏事，关键看你如何应对。与其纠正尴尬，不如顺势而为，用从容和幽默把误会变成一次愉快的互动。当然，前提是无伤大雅、不损害他人。
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巴纳姆是美国19世纪著名马戏团老板，以善于制造话题和宣传自己闻名。这段出自他的自传《奋斗与胜利》。
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