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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　in