小说园

第26部分（第3页）

full　of　kids　who？d　been　kicked　out　of　their　New　York　City　private　schools　for　bad　behavior。

Obviously　the　book　hadn？t　been　updated　recently　if　it　still　listed　Hanover　as　the　number　one　party

school；　but　maybe　what　it　said　about　Croton　was　still　true。

？e　on；　let？sgo　。？　Jenny　tugged　on　the　pocket　of　her　father？s　Carhartt　shorts；　all　excited　about

Croton　now。

It　sounded　way　cooler　than　Hanover。　And　hopefully　it　had　no　disciplinary　code。

Professor　Pierre　Papadametriou

English　Dept。；　The　Evergreen　State　College

2700　Evergreen　Parkway　NW

Olympia；　WA　98505

Daniel　Humphrey

815　West　End　Avenue；　Apt。　8D

New　York；　NY　10024

Dear　Mr。　Daniel　Humphrey；

I　saw　your　query　in　Seeking　Paid　Summer　Internship　on　college　employment　site。　I　am　poetry

and　biology　professor　at　college　and　I　seek　summer　intern。　You　live　in　my　house。　I　have　two　dogs

and　a　son。　My　wife　left　for　Greece。　Son　is　fisherman。　Dogs　live　outside。　You　work　on　my　very

interesting　book　with　me。　I　feed　you　good　Greek　food！　Tell　me　when　you　e　and　I　will　fix

hammock　in　attic。　Must　go　feed　dogs。　They　love　my　moussaka！

Please　write　back　soon。

Pierre

D　and　v　have　d？j？　vu　？　all　over　again

？Wow。　Your　place　looks　really　？lavender　；？　Dan　remarked　when　Vanessa　let　him　in。　When　he？d

lived　there　the　walls　of　the　small；　nondescript　apartment　had　been　plain；　peeling；　and　white；　and

there？d　been　black　Halloween　sheets　hanging　in　the　windows　in　place　of　curtains。　Now　the　walls

were　painted　a　delicate　light　lavender　with　celery　green　trim；　and　black…and…white　chintz　curtains

hung　from　real　curtain　rods　in　the　windows。　There　were　a　nice　Danish　modern　wooden　table　and

chairs　in　the　living　room　and　a　cool；　modern　gray　sofa。　The　place　looked　like　it　had　been

decorated　by　a　real　decorator。

Vanessa　blushed；　which　was　weird　for　her。　Since　when　did　she　blush？　？Blair　kind　of　spruced　it

up　a　little。　You　like？？

Dan　was　sweaty　from　the　subway　ride；　and　because　he？d　run　all　the　way　from　the　L　stop；　thirteen

blocks　away。　He　traced　a　sticky　finger　over　the　freshly　painted　wall；　his　heart　beating　fast。　？It？s

different；　I　guess；？　he　responded　nervously。　Vanessa　was　checking　him　out　in　that　unabashed；

direct　way　of　hers；　making　him　sweat　even　harder。

When　Vanessa　had　gotten　home　from　school；　there？d　been　a　little　white　box　waiting　for　her　on