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1、TheGentleGrafterTheGentleGrafterbyO.Henry1TheGentleGrafterITHEOCTOPUSMAROONED"Atrustisitsweakestpoint,"saidJeffPeters."That,"saidI,"soundslikeoneofthoseunintelligibleremarkssuchas,'Whyisapoliceman?'""Itisnot,"saidJeff."Therearenorelationsbetweenatrustandapoliceman.Myrem
2、arkwasanepitogram--anaxis--akindofmulct'eminparvo.Whatitmeansisthatatrustislikeanegg,anditisnotlikeanegg.Ifyouwanttobreakaneggyouhavetodoitfromtheoutside.Theonlywaytobreakupatrustisfromtheinside.Keepsittingonituntilithatches.Lookatthebroodofyoungcollegesandlibrariesthat
3、'schirpingandpeepingalloverthecountry.Yes,sir,everytrustbearsinitsownbosomtheseedsofitsdestructionlikearoosterthatcrowsnearaGeorgiacoloredMethodistcampmeeting,oraRepublicanannouncinghimselfacandidateforgovernorofTexas."IaskedJeff,jestingly,ifhehadever,duringhischeckered
4、,plaided,mottled,piedanddappledcareer,conductedanenterpriseoftheclasstowhichtheword"trust"hadbeenapplied.Somewhattomysurpriseheacknowledgedthecorner."Once,"saidhe."AndthestatesealofNewJerseyneverbitintoacharterthatopenedupasoliderandsaferpieceoflegitimateoctopusing.Weha
5、deverythinginourfavor--wind,water,police,nerve,andacleanmonopolyofanarticleindispensabletothepublic.Therewasn'tatrustbusterontheglobethatcouldhavefoundaweakspotinourscheme.ItmadeRockefeller'slittlekerosenespeculationlooklikeabucketshop.Butwelostout.""Someunforeseenoppos
6、itioncameup,Isuppose,"Isaid."No,sir,itwasjustasIsaid.Wewereself-curbed.Itwasacaseofauto-suppression.Therewasariftwithintheloot,asAlbertTennysonsays."YourememberItoldyouthatmeandAndyTuckerwaspartnersforsomeyears.ThatmanwasthemosttalentedconniveratstratagemsIeversaw.Whene
7、verhesawadollarinanotherman'shandshetookitasa2TheGentleGrafterpersonalgrudge,ifhecouldn'ttakeitanyotherway.Andywaseducated,too,besideshavingalotofusefulinformation.Hehadacquiredabigamountofexperienceoutofbooks,andcouldtalkforhoursonanysubjectconnectedwithideasanddiscour
8、se.HehadbeenineverylineofgraftfromlecturingonPalestinewithalotofmagiclanternpicturesoftheannualCustom-madeClot
