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1、TheWallStreetCrash(华尔街的崩溃)TheAmericaninvestorwasgenerallymorespeculativethanhisEnglishcounterpart,ofteninvestingwithborrowedmoneyandusingmaybeonlya10%cashdeposit.PracticeontheNewYorkMarketmorehigherandhigherasthemoneypouredin.Finally,theinevitablehappenedand,inOctober1929pricessta
2、rtedtofall,Panicensuredasspeculatorshurriedtosell–theywerenotonlylosingtheirownmoneybutalsothe90%theyhadborrowed.Pricestumbledassellinggeneratedyetmoreselling.AswiththeSouthSeasBubbleinEnglandmorethantwocenturiesearlier,manywereruined–on24thOctoberalone11peoplejumpedtotheirdeathfr
3、omthebuildingssurroundingWallStreet.Thecrash,infact,hadarelativelymildeffectonthissideoftheAtlantic.Priceweredown,butonly15%orso,thoughcreditbecameverytightanddealinginAmericansharesallbutstopped.AllinallLondonhadnotfaredtoobadly.Marketsthroughouttheworldweretofacefarworseinthedep
4、ressionyearsofthe1930s,andyetstillsurvive.MeetUnexpectedly《邂逅》Heiswaitingattheairlineticketcounterwhenhefirstnoticestheyoungwoman.Shehasglossyblackhairpulledtightlyintoaknotatthebackofherhead–themanimaginesitloosenedandfallingtothesmallofherback–andcarriesovertheshoulderofherleath
5、ercoataheavyblackpurse.Shewearsblackbootsofsoftleather.Hestrugglestoseeherface-sheisaheadofhimintheline-butisitnotuntilshehasboughtherticketandturnstowalkawaythatherealizesherbeauty,whichispaleanddark-eyedandfull-mouthed,andwhichquickenshisheartbeat.Sheseemsawarethatheisstaringath
6、erandlowershergazeabruptly.Theairlineclerkinterrupts.Themangivesuplookingatthewoman-hethinkshemaybeabouttwenty-five-andbuysaround-trip,coachclasstickettoaneasterncity.Hisflightleavesinanhour.Tokilltime,themanstepsintooneoftheairportcocktailbarsandordersaScotchandwater.Whilehesipsi
7、thecatchessightoftheblackhairedgirlintheleathercoat.SheisstandingnearsaTravelersAidcounter,Hewantssomehowtoattractthebrunette’sattention,toinvitehertohaveadrinkwithhimbeforeherownflightleavesforwhereversheistraveling,buteventhoughhebelievesforamomentsheislookinghiswayhecannotcatch
8、hereyefromoutoftheshadowsofthebar