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1、嘉莉妹妹(SisterCarrie)第三十章WhateveramanlikeHurstwoodcouldbeinChicago,itisveryevidentthathewouldbebutaninconspicuousdropinanoceanlikeNewYork.InChicago,whosepopulationstillrangedabout500,000,millionaireswerenotnumerous.Therichhadnotbecomesoconspicuouslyrichastodrownallmoderateincomesinobscurit
2、y.Theattentionoftheinhabitantswasnotsodistractedbylocalcelebritiesinthedramatic,artistic,social,andreligiousfieldsastoshutthewell-positionedmanfromview.InChicagothetworoadstodistinctionwerepoliticsandtrade.InNewYorktheroadswereanyoneofahalf-hundred,andeachhadbeendiligentlypursuedbyhundr
3、eds,sothatcelebritieswerenumerous.Theseawasalreadyfullofwhales.Acommonfishmustneedsdisappearwhollyfromview--remainunseen.Inotherwords,Hurstwoodwasnothing.Thereisamoresubtleresultofsuchasituationasthis,which,thoughnotalwaystakenintoaccount,producesthetragediesoftheworld.Thegreatcreateana
4、tmospherewhichreactsbadlyuponthesmall.Thisatmosphereiseasilyandquicklyfelt.Walkamongthemagnificentresidences,thesplendidequipages,thegildedshops,restaurants,resortsofallkinds;scenttheflowers,thesilks,thewines;drinkofthelaughterspringingfromthesoulofluxuriouscontent,oftheglanceswhichglea
5、mlikelightfromdefiantspears;feelthequalityofthesmileswhichcutlikeglisteningswordsandofstridesbornofplace,andyoushallknowofwhatistheatmosphereofthehighandmighty.Littleusetoarguethatofsuchisnotthekingdomofgreatness,butsolongastheworldisattractedbythisandthehumanheartviewsthisastheonedesir
6、ablerealmwhichitmustattain,solong,tothatheart,willthisremaintherealmofgreatness.Solong,also,willtheatmosphereofthisrealmworkitsdesperateresultsinthesoulofman.Itislikeachemicalreagent.Onedayofit,likeonedropoftheother,willsoaffectanddiscolourtheviews,theaims,thedesireofthemind,thatitwillt
7、hereafterremainforeverdyed.Adayofittotheuntriedmindislikeopiumtotheuntriedbody.Acravingissetupwhich,ifgratified,shalleternallyresultindreamsanddeath.Aye!dreamsunfulfilled--gnawing,luring,idlephantomswhichbeckonandlead,beckonandlead,untildeathanddissolutiondissolvetheirpowerandr
