第6章 Put Up with Her for Only 15 Minutes

After being First Lady, Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd Lincoln's temper was becoming more and more worse. Not only was she wasteful at will, but also exploited her power over others, she always blamed the tailor for charging too much, and always complaind that the goods in the butcher shop and grocery were too expensive.

One day, a merchant who have fed up with Mary found Lincoln and made complaints. Lincoln listened to the merchant with a bitter smile and said to him in a helpless way,"Sir, I have been tolerated for 15 years; can't you put up with her for only 15 minutes?"

林肯总统的无奈

自从林肯的夫人——玛丽·托德·林肯当上了美国第一夫人，她的脾气就变得越来越差，不仅随心所欲，还时常大发淫威。她经常指责裁缝要价太高，抱怨肉贩和杂货店卖的东西太贵。

一天，一个商人实在是受不了了，找到林肯，抱怨了一番。林肯听完商人的诉说后，苦笑了一下，无奈地说：“先生，我已经忍受了十五年了，您难道就不能忍受她十五分钟吗？”