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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 618
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
The day arrived, Tuesday, February 10, 1863. The ceremony was to take place in Grace Church, New York. The Rev. Junius Willey, Rector of St. John’s Church in Bridgeport, assisted by the late Rev. Dr. Taylor, of Grace Church, was to officiate. The organ was played by Morgan. I know not what better I could have done, had the wedding of a prince been in contemplation. The church was comfortably filled by a highly select audience of ladies and gentlemen, none being admitted except those having cards of invitation. Among them were governors of several of the States, to whom I had sent cards, and such of those as could not be present in person were represented by friends, to whom they had given their cards. Members of Congress were present, also generals of the army, and many other prominent public men. Numerous applications were made from wealthy and distinguished persons for tickets to witness the ceremony, and as high as sixty dollars was offered for a single admission. But not a ticket was sold; and Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren were pronounced “man and wife” before witnesses.
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1863年2月10日，婚礼在纽约格雷斯教堂举行，由布里奇波特圣约翰教堂的威利牧师主持，泰勒博士协助，摩根演奏管风琴。巴纳姆说，就算王子结婚也不过如此。教堂里坐满了持请柬的精选宾客，包括几位州长、国会议员、将军等。很多人想买票入场，甚至出价六十美元，但一张票都没卖。拇指汤姆和拉维尼亚在证人面前被宣布为夫妻。巴纳姆用行动证明：体面不是靠卖票，而是靠格调。
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这是巴纳姆自传中关于“拇指汤姆”婚礼的高潮段落，展现了19世纪美国上流社会的社交场面。
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