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1、嘉莉妹妹(SisterCarrie)第三十七章Itwouldbeuselesstoexplainhowinduetimethelastfiftydollarswasinsight.Thesevenhundred,byhisprocessofhandling,hadonlycarriedthemintoJune.Beforethefinalhundredmarkwasreachedhebegantoindicatethatacalamitywasapproaching.Idon’tknow,hesaidoneday,takingatrivialexpendituref
2、ormeatasatext,itseemstotakeanawfullotforustolive.Itdoesn’tseemtome,saidCarrie,thatwespendverymuch.Mymoneyisnearlygone,hesaid,andIhardlyknowwhereit’sgoneto.Allthatsevenhundreddollars?askedCarrie.Allbutahundred.Helookedsodisconsolatethatitscaredher.Shebegantoseethatsheherselfhadbeendrift
3、ing.Shehadfeltitallthetime.Well,George,sheexclaimed,whydon’tyougetoutandlookforsomething?Youcouldfindsomething.Ihavelooked,hesaid.Youcan’tmakepeoplegiveyouaplace.Shegazedweaklyathimandsaid:Well,whatdoyouthinkyouwilldo?Ahundreddollarswon’tlastlong.Idon’tknow,hesaid.Ican’tdoanymorethanlo
4、ok.Carriebecamefrightenedoverthisannouncement.Shethoughtdesperatelyuponthesubject.Frequentlyshehadconsideredthestageasadoorthroughwhichshemightenterthatgildedstatewhichshehadsomuchcraved.Now,asinChicago,itcameasalastresourceindistress.Somethingmustbedoneifhedidnotgetworksoon.Perhapsshe
5、wouldhavetogooutandbattleagainalone.Shebegantowonderhowonewouldgoaboutgettingaplace.HerexperienceinChicagoprovedthatshehadnottriedtherightway.Theremustbepeoplewhowouldlistentoandtryyou--menwhowouldgiveyouanopportunity.Theyweretalkingatthebreakfasttable,amorningortwolater,whenshebrought
6、upthedramaticsubjectbysayingthatshesawthatSarahBernhardtwascomingtothiscountry.Hurstwoodhadseenit,too.Howdopeoplegetonthestage,George?shefinallyasked,innocently.Idon’tknow,hesaid.Theremustbedramaticagents.Carriewassippingcoffee,anddidnotlookup.Regularpeoplewhogetyouaplace?Yes,Ithinkso,
7、heanswered.Suddenlytheairwithwhichsheaskedattractedhisattention.You’renotstillthinkingaboutbeinganactress,areyou?heasked.No,sheanswered,Iwasjustwondering.Withoutbeingclear,therewassomethinginthethoughtwhichheobjectedto.Hedidnotbelieveanymore,afterthreeyearsofobservation,thatCarriewou