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1、嘉莉妹妹(SisterCarrie)第三十四章CarrieponderedoverthissituationasconsistentlyasHurstwood,onceshegotthefactsadjustedinhermind.Ittookseveraldaysforhertofullyrealisethattheapproachofthedissolutionofherhusband’sbusinessmeantcommonplacestruggleandprivation.HermindwentbacktoherearlyventureinChicago,the
2、Hansonsandtheirflat,andherheartrevolted.Thatwasterrible!Everythingaboutpovertywasterrible.Shewishedsheknewawayout.HerrecentexperienceswiththeVanceshadwhollyunfittedhertoviewherownstatewithcomplacence.Theglamourofthehighlifeofthecityhad,inthefewexperiencesaffordedherbytheformer,seizedherc
3、ompletely.Shehadbeentaughthowtodressandwheretogowithouthavingamplemeanstodoeither.Now,thesethings--ever-presentrealitiesastheywere--filledhereyesandmind.Themorecircumscribedbecameherstate,themoreentrancingseemedthisother.Andnowpovertythreatenedtoseizeherentirelyandtoremovethisotherworldf
4、arupwardlikeaheaventowhichanyLazarusmightextend,appealingly,hishands.So,too,theidealbroughtintoherlifebyAmesremained.Hehadgone,butherewashiswordthatricheswerenoteverything;thattherewasagreatdealmoreintheworldthansheknew;thatthestagewasgood,andtheliteratureshereadpoor.Hewasastrongmanandcl
5、ean--howmuchstrongerandbetterthanHurstwoodandDrouetsheonlyhalfformulatedtoherself,butthedifferencewaspainful.Itwassomethingtowhichshevoluntarilyclosedhereyes.DuringthelastthreemonthsoftheWarrenStreetconnection,Hurstwoodtookpartsofdaysoffandhunted,trackingthebusinessadvertisements.Itwasam
6、oreorlessdepressingbusiness,whollybecauseofthethoughtthathemustsoongetsomethingorhewouldbegintoliveonthefewhundreddollarshewassaving,andthenhewouldhavenothingtoinvest--hewouldhavetohireoutasaclerk.Everythinghediscoveredinhislineadvertisedasanopportunity,waseithertooexpensiveortoowretched
7、forhim.Besides,winterwascoming,thepaperswereannouncinghardships,andtherewasageneralfeelingofhardtimesintheair,or,atleast,hethoughtso.Inhisworry,otherpeople’sworriesbecameapparent.Noitemaboutafirmfailing,afamilystarving,oramandyinguponthestreets,supposedlyofstarvation,buta
