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going。　And　I　want　to　look　nice。”

“Can’t　Dad　go　with　you？”　Dan　asked。

“Yeah；　right。　I　said　I　wanted　to　look　nice；”　Jenny　scoffed。　“You　know

what　Dad　told　me？　He　said；　‘Go　to　Sears；　it’s　the　proletarian

department　store。’　Whatever　that　means。　I　don’t　even　know　where

Sears　is；　if　it　even　exists　anymore。　Anyway；　I　want　to　go　to　Barneys。

I　can’t　believe　I’ve　never　even　been　there。　I　bet　people　like　Serena

van　der　Woodsen　and　Blair　Waldorf　go　there；　like；　every　day。”

Dan　sat　up　and　yawned　loudly。　Jenny　was　all　dressed　and　ready　to

go；　with　her　curly　hair　pulled　back　into　a　ponytail。　She　even　had　her

jacket　and　shoes　on。　She　looked　so　cute　and　eager；　it　was　kind　of

hard　to　say　no。

“You’re　such　a　pain　in　my　ass；”　Dan　said；　standing　up　and　stumbling

toward　the　bathroom。

“You　know　you　love　me；”　Jenny　called　after　him。

As　far　as　Dan　was　concerned；　Barneys　was　full　of　assholes；　down　to

the　dude　who　opened　the　door　for　him；　smiling　in　the　cheesiest　way

possible。　But　Jenny　loved　it；　and　even　though　she　had　never　been

there；　she　seemed　to　know　everything　about　the　place。　She　knew

not　to　bother　with　the　lower　floors；　which　were　full　of　designer

clothes　she　could　never　afford；　and　headed　straight　to　the　top　floor

Co…op。　And　when　the　elevator　doors　rolled　open；　she　felt　like　she

had　died　and　gone　to　heaven。　There　were　so　many　beautiful

dresses　hanging　on　the　racks　it　made　her　salivate　to　look　at　them。

She　wanted　to　try　them　all　on；　but　of　course　she　couldn’t。

When　you’re　a　34D；　you’re　kind　of　limited。　And　you　definitely　need

help。

“Dan；　will　you　go　ask　that　woman　to　help　me　find　this　in　my　size；”