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致加西亚的一封信 a a t garcia(第1页)

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InallthisCubanbusinessthereisonemanstandsoutonthehorizonofmymemorylikeMarsaterihelion。

WhenwarbrokeoutbetweenSainandtheUnitedStates,itwasverynecessarytocommunicatequicklywiththeleaderoftheinsurgents。GarciawassomewhereinthemountainfastnessesofCuba—nooneknewwhere。Nomailortelegrahmessagecouldreachhim。ThePresidentmustsecurehiscooeration,andquickly。Whattodo!

SomesaidtothePresident,

"TheresafellowbythenameofRowanwhowillfindGarciaforyou,ifanybodycan。

"

RowanwassentforandgivenalettertobedeliveredtoGarcia。Howthe

"fellowbythenameofRowan

"tooktheletter,sealedituinanoilskinouch,straeditoverhisheart,infourdayslandedbynightoffthecoastofCubafromanoenboat,disaearedintothejungle,andinthreeweekscameoutontheothersideoftheIsland,havingtraversedahostilecountryonfootanddeliveredhislettertoGarcia—arethingsIhavenosecialdesirenowtotellindetail。TheointthatIwishtomakeisthis:McKinleygaveRowanalettertobedeliveredtoGarcia;Rowantooktheletteranddidnotask,

"Whereisheat?

"

BytheEternal!Thereisamanwhoseformshouldbecastindeathlessbronzeandthestatuelacedineverycollegeoftheland。Itisnotbook-learningyoungmenneed,norinstructionaboutthisandthat,butastiffeningofthevertebraewhichwillcausethemtobeloyaltoatrust,toactromtly,concentratetheirenergies:dothething—

"CarryamessagetoGarcia。

"

GeneralGarciaisdeadnow,butthereareotherGarcia。Nomanwhohasendeavoredtocarryoutanenterrisewheremanyhandswereneeded,buthasbeenwell-nighaalledattimesbytheimbecilityoftheaverageman—theinabilityorunwillingnesstoconcentrateonathinganddoit。

Slishodassistance,foolishinattention,dowdyindifference,andhalf-heartedworkseemtherule;andnomansucceeds,unlessbyhookorcrookorthreatheforcesorbribesothermentoassisthim;ormayha,GodinHisgoodnesserformsamiracle,andsendshimanAngelofLightforanassistant。

You,reader,utthismattertoatest:Youaresittingnowinyouroffice—sixclerksarewithincall。Summonanyoneandmakethisrequest:

"PleaselookintheencycloediaandmakeabriefmemorandumformeconcerningthelifeofCorreggio。

"Willtheclerkquietlysay,

"Yes,sir。

"andgodothetask?

Onyourlifehewillnot。Hewilllookatyououtofafishyeyeandaskoneormoreofthefollowingquestions:Whowashe?Whichencycloedia?Whereistheencycloedia?WasIhiredforthat?DontyoumeanBismarck?WhatsthematterwithCharliedoingit?Ishedead?Isthereanyhurry?ShantIbringyouthebookandletyoulookituyourself?Whatdoyouwanttoknowfor?

AndIwilllayyoutentoonethatafteryouhaveansweredthequestions,andexlainedhowtofindtheinformation,andwhyyouwantit,theclerkwillgooffandgetoneoftheotherclerkstohelhimtrytofindGarcia—andthencomebackandtellyouthereisnosuchman。OfcourseImaylosemybet,butaccordingtotheLawofAverage,Iwillnot。

Now,ifyouarewise,youwillnotbothertoexlaintoyour

"assistant

"thatCorreggioisindexedundertheCs,notintheKs,butyouwillsmileverysweetlyandsay,

"Nevermind,

"andgolookituyourself。Andthisincaacityforindeendentaction,thismoralstuidity,thisinfirmityofthewill,thisunwillingnesstocheerfullycatchholdandlift—thesearethethingsthatutureSocialismsofarintothefuture。

Ifmenwillnotactforthemselves,whatwilltheydowhenthebenefitoftheireffortisforall?

Afirstmatewithknottedclubseemsnecessary;andthedreadofgetting

"thebounce

"Saturdaynightholdsmanyaworkertohislace。Advertiseforastenograher,andnineoutoftenwhoalycanneithersellnorunctuate—anddonotthinkitnecessaryto。

CansuchaonewritealettertoGarcia?

"Youseethatbookkeeer。

"saidtheforemantomeinalargefactory。

"Yes。Whatabouthim?

"

"Wellhesafineaccountant,butifIdsendhimutownonanerrand,hemightaccomlishtheerrandallright,andontheotherhand。Mightstoatfoursaloonsontheway,andwhenhegottoMainStreetwouldforgetwhathehadbeensentfor。

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