马克·吐温短篇小说《竞选州长》
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nominated">nominated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="John">John</span> <span word="T">T</span>. <span word="Smith">Smith</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Blank">Blank</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="Blank">Blank</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="prominent">prominent</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="gentlemen">gentlemen</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span>--<span word="good">good</span> <span word="character">character</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="plain">plain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shameful">shameful</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="exalting">exalting</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joying">joying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="secret">secret</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="muddy">muddy</span> <span word="undercurrent">undercurrent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="discomfort">discomfort</span> "<span word="riling">riling</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deeps">deeps</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span>--<span word="the">the</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="bandied">bandied</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="disturbed">disturbed</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="said">said</span>:</p><p>几个月以前，我被提名为独立党的纽约州州长候选人，与斯图阿特-伍德福先生和约翰-霍夫曼先生竞选。我总觉得我有一个显著的长处胜过这两位先生，那就是——声望还好。从报纸上很容易看出，即令他们曾经知道保持名誉的好处，那个时候也已经过去了。近几年来，他们显然对各式各样可耻的罪行都习以为常了。但是正当我还在赞美自己的长处，并因此暗自得意的时候，却有一股不愉快的浑浊潜流“搅浑”我那快乐心情的深处，那就是——不得不听到我的名字动辄被人家拿来与那些人相提并论地到处传播。我心里越来越烦乱。后来我就写信给我的祖母，报告这桩事情。她的信回得又快又干脆。她说：</p>
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