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　was　either　move　or　have

Eleanor　sit　on　their　laps。　She　linked　one　arm　through　Serena？s　and　the　other　through　Nate？s；　a

mischievous　look　on　her　face。　The　overpowering　scent　of　Eleanor？s　Chanel　No。　5　made　Serena

feel　like　she　was　in　a　department　store。

？I？m　so　glad　to　get　the　two　of　you　alone；？　Eleanor　whispered　conspiratorially；　as　if　they　were　all

planning　some　kind　of　top…secret　mission。　？I？m　working　on　a　surprise　for　Blair　for　the　party。　It？s　a

slide　show　of　Blair？s　life？kind　of　like　a…greatest…moments…so…far　thing。？　She　smiled　brightly；

turning　her　head　back　and　forth　to　look　at　Serena　and　Nate　as　she　spoke；　like　she　was　watching　a

tennis　match。　？But　the　problem　is　that　I　don？t　really　have　the　time　to　go　through　thethousands　of

snapshots　of　Blair　I？ve　amassed　over　the　years？and　that？s　where　you　two　e　in！？　She　squeezed

each　of　their　knees　with　her　hands。　？I　need　you　to　go　through　thisimmense　stack　of　albums　and

choose　some　appropriate　photographs。　But　I？m　afraid　we？re　on　a　bit　of　a　deadline？I　need　them　by

next　Friday　at　the　latest。？　Serena　tried　to　glance　at　Nate　over　Eleanor？s　head；　but　when　she　leaned

back　on　the　couch；　Eleanor　leaned　back　too；　fanning　herself　with　her　hand。　？But　remember？this

has　to　be　a　top…secret　mission；　you　two；　so　no　telling　Blair！？　Eleanor？s　loud　whisper　reverberated

off　the　living　room？s　paneled　walls；　and　she　held　her　finger　up　to　her　mouth。

Hush…hush！

Serena　tried　not　to　giggle。　Eleanor　was　terrible　at　keeping　secrets？she　always　managed　to　tell　her

children　what　they　were　getting　for　Christmasbefore　she？d　even　bought　their　presents。　Most　likely

she？d　tell　Blair　by　tomorrow？ifBlair　hadn？t　already　heard　their