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盖斯特基金会

Geist Foundation

盖斯特基金会是盖斯特夫人名下的慈善机构,由盖斯特夫人亲自主持。它向学校、远征乃至各类机构捐出款项,善名远播。

基金会曾把街头流浪儿童带到镜头前,换取公众的好感。后来成为口袋的那个孩子,正是其中之一。

“你就是当年我的基金会为了博取媒体好感而带出去宣传的那些流浪儿之一,对吧?”

“You were of the urchins my foundation paraded around for good press weren't you.”

—— 盖斯特夫人,对口袋

它的捐助对象还包括布莱克莫学院。格瑞墓家族曾定期出资,格瑞墓也在受益的学校里读过书;夫人对校方如何使用这笔钱颇有微词。

“没错,所以我才没用问号。看来我捐给他们的钱,没用来聘请像样的教师。”译

“Correct, that's why there was no question mark. I see the money I give them isn't being used to hire quality educators.”

—— 盖斯特夫人,对格瑞墓

最著名的一笔资助,是给开尔文的北极远征。开尔文至今承认,没有这笔钱,远征根本无从谈起;然而远征失败之后,夫人便将这笔钱视为打了水漂的投资,并宣告撤回。

“我是认真的。显然,远征没有按计划进行,但如果不是你的资金,我们就没有机会了”

“I'm serious. Obviously the expedition didn't go as planned, but we wouldn't have had the opportunity were it not for your funding.”

—— 开尔文,对盖斯特夫人
“请将此视为我资金的正式撤回”

“Consider this the official removal of my funding.”

—— 盖斯特夫人,对开尔文

西尔芙深知基金会钱款的分量,认定手握这笔钱的开尔文付得起向导的价码。

“得了吧,你手里可是有盖斯特基金会的钱!”译

“Oh come on, you have Geist Foundation money!”

—— 西尔芙,对开尔文

城中传言

“我想格瑞家今年是不会给基金会捐款了。”译

“I imagine the Graves family will not be donating to the foundation this year.”

—— 盖斯特夫人,对格瑞墓
“那家伙喜欢装出一副道德高尚的样子,但他却乐于接受盖斯特的钱”

“That guy likes to pretend he's on some moral high ground but he was happy to take Geist's money.”

—— 比利,对开尔文

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