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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：节俭·摘录 453
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The partnership of Crossley, Travers, and Crossley, lasted for twenty years. When the term had expired, the partners shared their savings; they amounted to £4,200, or fourteen hundred pounds to each. This was not a very large sum to make during twenty years' hard work; but Dean Clough Mill was then but a small concern, and each partner did his own share of handiwork in spinning, dyeing, and weaving. Mrs. Crossley says that "the fourteen hundred pounds came in very useful." In fact, it was only a beginning. John Crossley eventually bought the Dean Clough Mills out and out. He had a family of eight children to provide for; and he put his sons for the most part into his business. They followed the example of their parents, and became thrifty, useful, and honourable men.
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定位：Excerpt 453 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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克罗斯利、特拉弗斯和克罗斯利这家合伙生意做了二十年。期满分账，积蓄共四千二百英镑，每人一千四百镑。二十年辛苦才攒这些，不算多，但当时迪恩克劳夫磨坊还只是个小摊子，每个合伙人都亲自上手纺、染、织。克罗斯利太太说，这一千四百镑“来得非常是时候”。其实这只是个开头。约翰·克罗斯利后来把磨坊整个买了下来。他有八个孩子要养，大多安排进自家生意。孩子们学父母，成了节俭、有用、体面的人。
上下文
斯迈尔斯《节俭》中记录克罗斯利家族第一代合伙生意的结局和财富积累的起点。
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你正在做的这件事，二十年后能留下什么可以传给下一代的“本钱”？
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