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1、嘉莉妹妹(SisterCarrie)第四十二章ThosewholookuponHurstwood’sBrooklynventureasanerrorofjudgmentwillnonethelessrealisethenegativeinfluenceonhimofthefactthathehadtriedandfailed.Carriegotawrongideaofit.Hesaidsolittlethatsheimaginedhehadencounterednothingworsethantheordinaryroughness--quit
2、tingsosooninthefaceofthisseemedtrifling.Hedidnotwanttowork.Shewasnowoneofagroupoforientalbeautieswho,inthesecondactofthecomicopera,wereparadedbythevizierbeforethenewpotentateasthetreasuresofhisharem.Therewasnowordassignedtoanyofthem,butontheeveningwhenHurstwoodwashousinghims
3、elfintheloftofthestreet-carbarn,theleadingcomedianandstar,feelingexceedinglyfacetious,saidinaprofoundvoice,whichcreatedarippleoflaughter:Well,whoareyou?ItmerelyhappenedtobeCarriewhowascourtesyingbeforehim.Itmightaswellhavebeenanyoftheothers,sofarashewasconcerned.Heexpectedno
4、answerandadullonewouldhavebeenreproved.ButCarrie,whoseexperienceandbeliefinherselfgaveherdaring,courtesiedsweetlyagainandanswered:Iamyourstruly.Itwasatrivialthingtosay,andyetsomethinginthewayshediditcaughttheaudience,whichlaughedheartilyatthemock-fiercepotentatetoweringbefor
5、etheyoungwoman.Thecomedianalsolikedit,hearingthelaughter.IthoughtyournamewasSmith,hereturned,endeavouringtogetthelastlaugh.Carriealmosttrembledforherdaringaftershehadsaidthis.Allmembersofthecompanyhadbeenwarnedthattointerpolatelinesorbusinessmeantafineorworse.Shedidnotknowwh
6、attothink.Asshewasstandinginherproperpositioninthewings,awaitinganotherentry,thegreatcomedianmadehisexitpastherandpausedinrecognition.Youcanjustleavethatinhereafter,heremarked,seeinghowintelligentsheappeared.Don’taddanymore,though.Thankyou,saidCarrie,humbly.Whenhewentonshefo
7、undherselftremblingviolently.Well,you’reinluck,remarkedanothermemberofthechorus.Thereisn’tanotheroneofushasgotaline.Therewasnogainsayingthevalueofthis.Everybodyinthecompanyrealisedthatshehadgotastart.Carriehuggedherselfwhennexteveningthelinesgotthesameapplause.Shewenthomerej
8、oicing,knowingthatsoonsomethingmustcomeofit.ItwasHurstwoodwho,byhispresence
