青帝小说

第11部分（第1页）

illegal　to　smoke　in　American　taxis。　But　they　were　already　on　Park　Avenue　and　Forty…seventh

Street；　just　around　the　corner　from　the　Yale　Club；　so　they　got　out　anyway。

What　a　sight：　a　lovely　brunette　dressed　exactly　like　Audrey　Hepburn　inBreakfast　at　Tiffany？s　；

two　handsome；　green…eyed；　lacrosse…playing；　neatly　dressed　boys；　and　a　heart…wrenchingly

gorgeous　blonde　in　jeans。　The　Yale　Club？s　dress　code　forbade　distressed　denim；　but　Serena　looked

so　pretty　in　her　jeans；　no　one　cared。　As　soon　as　they　stepped　into　the　club？s　sparse；　neoclassical

lobby；　all　the　middle…aged　Yale　alums　in　J。Press　suits　stopped　talking　business　and　switched　off

their　BlackBerrys。　Oh；　to　be　seventeen　and　irresistible！

As　if　any　of　them　were　ever　this　irresistible。

Lord　Marcus　took　Nate　up　to　his　suite　to　show　him　some　lacrosse　trophy　that　only　Nate　would

appreciate；　while　Blair　led　Serena　into　the　club？s　lounge；　where　they　settled　in　at　the　elegant　bar

with　its　gold　ceiling；　polished　wood　floor；　and　dark　wood　paneling。　Of　course　they　were　used　to

going　out　all　the　time；　but　it　still　felt　extremely　grown…up　to　be　out　at　a　private　club　bar　on　a

Saturday　morning；　especially　when　they　were　supposed　to　be　glued　to　their　textbooks；　studying　for

their　final　exams；　which　would　begin　on　Monday。

？So；　what　are　you　going　to　say　in　your　graduation　speech？？　Serena　asked　Blair。　？What？s　that　Dr。

Seuss　book？you　know　the　one　everyone　always　quotes　from？？

Blair　rolled　her　eyes。　She　was　sonot　quoting　from　that　book。？Oh；　The　Places　You？ll　Go！？

The　bow…tied　bartender　brought　Blair？s　drink　first？a　Ketel　One　martini　straight　up　with　an　olive。

She　took　a　sip　and　then　stuck　a　cigarette　into　her　cigarette　holder。　She　was　enjoying　the　whole

cigarette　holder　thing　so　much；　she　planned　to　use　it　right　up　untilBreakfast　at　Fred？s　came　out

and　all　the　girls　started　copying　her。

Ergo；　the　difference　between　being　trendy　and　being　a　trendsetter。

？Actually；　I？m　going　to　write　about　going　after　what　you　want　and　getting　it；？　she　declared；

blowing　smoke　over　the　top　of　Serena？s　pale　blond　head。　？I　never　thought　I？d　get　absolutely

everything　I　wanted。　But　I　kept　trying；　anyway；　and　now　I　have　it。Everything　。？

Serena　nodded。　？I　know　what　you　mean。？　The　bartender　brought　her　Tanqueray　gin　fizz　and　she

took　a　few　tentative　sips；　wondering　if　she　should　tell　Blair　right　now　that　when　Ken　Mogul？s

assistant　had　whispered　in　her　ear；　she？d　asked　Serena　back　for　a　second　audition。　But　things　were

going　so　well　with　Blair　at　the　moment；　she　didn？t　want　to　ruin　it。　Besides；　even　if　she　wound　up

being　offered　the　part；　she　wasn？t　sure　she　wanted　it。　She　tried　to　think　of　something　else　to　say；

something　about　getting　what　she？d　always　wanted；　even　though　she？d　never　really　wanted

anything？things　just　fell　into　her　lap。

？I？m　so　in　love　with　Nate；？　she　blurted　out；　trying　to　sound　as　thrilled　with　the　way　things　had

turned　out　as　Blair　did。

Blair　lit　the　end　of　her　cigarette。　How　easy　it　would　be　to　accidentally　set　fire　to　Serena？s　long

black　eyelashes。　She　surveyed　the　room；　trying　to　decide　whether　or　not　to　let　her　temper　get　the