17 The Austere Governor 一丝不苟的州长A Governor visiting a state prison was implored by a convict to pardon him.

州长在视察一所州管监狱时，有个罪犯哀求州长宽恕他。

What are you in for?

”asked the Governor.

你犯了什么事?

”州长问道。

I held a high office,”the convict humbly replied,and sold subordinate appointments.

”我曾经是个高级官员，”犯人低声下气地回答，因为向下级卖官。

”Then I decline to interfere,”said the Governor, with asperity,a man who abuses his office by making it serve a private end and purvey a personal advantage is unfit to be free.

By the way, Mr.

Warden,”he added to the official beside him, as the convict slunk away,in appointing you to this position, I was given to understand that your friends could make the Shikane county delegation to the next State convention solid for the present administration.

Was I rightly informed?

”那样的话，我绝不会管你的事情，”州长严厉地说，为达到个人目的、牟取私利而滥用职权的人不应该得到自由。

顺便说一下，监狱长，”当那个罪犯偷偷溜走时，他接着对身旁的那位官员说，我在任命你担任这个职务时，得知你的朋友能让西科恩县参加下届州会议的代表团支持本届政府。

我得到的消息准确吗?

”You were, sir.

”是的，州长先生。

”Very well, then, I will bid you good-bye.

Please be so good as to appoint my nephew Chaplain.

''那么，很好，我该向你道别了。

请别忘记任命我的侄子为牧师啊。

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