小说园

第19部分（第3页）

the　sand。

Remember；　anything　can　happen　on　the　Island　of　Blair。

She？d　kept　her　summer　open；　thinking　she　would　need　all　two　and　a　half　months　just　to　shop　and

pack　for　Yale。　She？d　even　considered　going　over　to　Europe　to　see　her　dad？but　mostly　to　shop；

because　the　stores　in　New　York　never　put　out　any　fall　fashions　until　September；　and　she　had　to　be

in　New　Haven　for　orientation　at　the　end　of　August。　How　on　earth　would　she　arrive　at　Yale　with　the

right　cashmere　sweaters；　ankle　boots；　and　fitted　jackets　unless　she　bought　them　directly　from

Prada　in　Milan　or　Burberry　in　London？

Now　her　summer　was　more　defined。　She　would　shop；　get　engaged；　and　then　shop　some　more。

？I　can？t　bear　to　think　this　is　our　last　night　together；？　Marcus　lamented；　kissing　her　behind　the

ear。　？It　would　do　my　heart　good　to　know　you？re　going　to　e　over　in　a　couple　of　weeks。？

Blair　would　have　closed　her　eyes　and　kissed　him　and　then　whispered　something　about　how　she

really；　really　needed　to　lie　down　so　would　he　please　walk　her　to　her　suite　so　she　could　rip　his

clothes　off　and　they　could　consummate　their　marriage　a　little　early；　but　then　Serena　and　Nate

wandered　into　the　party　behind　a　group　of　L？？cole　girls　who　were　all　smoking　Gauloises　and

wearing　crocheted　Marni　halter　tops　and　gold　Gucci　toe…ring　sandals　because　that　French　model；

Pru；　had　just　worn　a　crocheted　Marni　halter　top　and　gold　Gucci　toe…ring　sandals　on　the　cover　of

the　June　issue　of　FrenchVogue　。　Serena　had　changed　her　outfit？luckily。　Otherwise　Blair　would

have　broken　her　perfect；　aristocratic　nose。

？I　thought　you　told　me　they　broke　up；？　Tina　Ford；　who？d　just　graduated　from　Seaton　Arms；

mented　to　Isabel　Coates。　She　bit　into　an　Absolut　Citron？soaked　ice　cube。　？Isn？t　that　why　they

both　missed　graduation？？

？I　heard　they　were　never　really　together；？　Kati　Farkas　trilled　in　reply；　even　though　Tina　wasn？t

even　talking　to　her。　？Nate？s　gay。　He　came　out　last　week。　And　he？s　in　so　much　trouble。　His　parents

are　disowning　him。　They？re　not　even　going　to　pay　for　Yale。？

？So　why　is　Serena　still　pretending　to　go　out　with　him？？　Isabel　demanded；　lifting　up　her　ripped

red　T…shirt　and　exposing　her　tummy　just　to　give　that　innocent…looking　Catholic　school　boy　Chuck

had　brought　with　him　a　little　thrill。

The　other　girls　rolled　their　eyes。　？Oh；　you　know　how　she　is。　She　always　has　to　be　sonice　to

everybody；？　Rain　plained。　？Nate？s　dad　probably；　like；hired　her　to　flirt　with　Nate　so　he

wouldn？t　be　gay　anymore！？

Actually；　that　does　sound　like　something　Captain　Archibald　would　do。

As　they？d　filed　out　of　Brick　Church；　and　in　the　seconds　before　their　families　caught　up　with　them；

Serena　had　tried　to　explain　to　Blair　why　she？d　almost　missed　graduation；　while　Blair　had

pretended　not　to　listen。　Obviously　Serena？s　secondBreakfast　at　Fred？s　audition　was　way　more