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sympathetic。　？That？s　too　bad。？

？It？s　just　life　in　fashion。　Where　are　you；　anyway？？

？East　Hampton。　My　parents？　place。　I？m　doing　some　work　for　my　coach　down　here；　helping　him

with　his　house。？

？I　wish　I　could　get　away；？　Blair　replied　dreamily。　？Just　for　a　minute。　But　you　know　what　it？s

like。。。。？

？Yeah；？　Nate　agreed。　？If　you？re　working；　that？s　how　it　goes。？

？Did　I　mention　I？m　doing　wardrobe　on　that　new　movie？Breakfast　at　Fred？s　？？

？Cool；？　Nate　intoned。　Why　hadn？t　she　said　anything　about　her　engagement？　？So；　you？re　back

from　London；　I　guess。？

？Oh；　yes。？　Blair　sighed　deeply；　？I　had　to　get　back　to　New　York。　I　decided　this　was　the　best　way

to　build　up　my　r？sum？　before　we　start　Yale；　you　know；　get　some　real；　professional　experience

under　my　belt。？

？That　sounds　like　a　good　plan；？　Nate　agreed；　suddenly　wishing　he？d　rolled　a　joint　before　making

the　call。　？Especially　now　that　you？re；　you　know；　making　plans　for　the　future。？

？Aren？t　you？？　asked　Blair。　？You？ve　got　to　think　about　what　lies　ahead；　you　know　that；　Nate；

right？？

？Right；？　Nate　agreed；　even　though　he　rarely　thought　farther　ahead　than　whether　to　get　a　burrito

or　pizza　for　dinner。　？So；　anyway；　I　guess　I　was　just　calling　to　say　congratulations；　you　know。？

？Oh；　it？s　nothing。　Just　a　little　summer　job　with　one　of　the　best　designers　in　America。？

？I　was　talking　about　the　engagement。　I　heard　everything。？

？Engagement？？　Blair　echoed。　？Who　have　you　been　talking　to？？

？Chuck　told　me；？　Nate　admitted；　pulling　a　pillow　over　his　head。

？Chuck　told　you　I　was　engaged？？　Blair　barked。　？As　usual；　he？s　got　the　story　all　wrong。？

？What　do　you　mean？？　Nate　pulled　the　pillow　off　and　sat