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塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯：自助论·摘录 88
塞缪尔·斯迈尔斯《自助论》· Self-Help · 领导
The news spread abroad that the apothecary’s apprentice had discovered the grand secret, and crowds collected about the shop to get a sight of the wonderful young “gold-cook.” The king himself expressed a wish to see and converse with him, and when Frederick I. was presented with a piece of the gold pretended to have been converted from copper, he was so dazzled with the prospect of securing an infinite quantity of it—Prussia being then in great straits for money—that he determined to secure Böttgher and employ him to make gold for him within the strong fortress of Spandau. But the young apothecary, suspecting the king’s intention, and probably fearing detection, at once resolved on flight, and he succeeded in getting across the frontier into Saxony.
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定位：Excerpt 88 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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药房学徒发现惊天秘密的消息传开了，人群聚集在店周围，想一睹这位神奇的年轻“炼金师”。国王本人也表示想见他、与他交谈。当腓特烈一世收到一块据称由铜炼成的黄金时，想到能获得无限量的黄金——普鲁士当时正缺钱——他眼花缭乱，决定把伯特格控制起来，让他在施潘道要塞内为自己炼金。但这位年轻药房学徒怀疑国王的意图，可能也怕被揭穿，立刻决定逃跑，并成功越过边境进入萨克森。
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伯特格的炼金骗局惊动普鲁士国王，国王想利用他炼金，伯特格因此出逃。
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