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on　the　previous　season。　She　and　Serena

had　been　seated　in　the　front　row？naturally？and　when　the　designer　had　e　out　to　take　his　final

bow；　he？d　noticed　Serena　in　the　audience　and　pulled　her　up　onto　the　runway　with　him。

Tuning　out　her　mother？s　relentless　drone；　Blair　scanned　the　page　to　see　whether　there　was　some

news　about　Serena。　And　indeed　there　was：　Suzy？s　column　was　all　about　how　Bailey　Winter　had

signed　on　with　Ken　Mogul　to　provide　the　costumes　for　Mogul？s　new　film　project；Breakfast　at

Fred？s。　It　wasn？t　enough　that　Serena　got　to　star　in　a　movie　with　Thaddeus　Smith；　she　also　got　to

wear　custom　designs　by　one　of　the　best　living　American　designers？

？I　just　think　it？s　a　matter　of　responsibility；　Blair；？　her　mother　declared。　？You　know；　when　you

turn　twenty…one　you？ll　get　access　to　your　trust　fund；　and　your　father　and　Cyrus　and　I　need　to　know

that　you？ll　handle　the　money　responsibly。　We　feel　very　strongly　that　a　job　is　the　perfect　way　for

you　to　learn　to　manage　money　and　carry　out　other　people？s　wishes；　not　just　your　own。？

Blair　glared　at　the　ugly　eggplant…colored　bedspread。　Fine；　she？d　get　a　summer　job。　But　she　was

not　going　to　settle　for　anything　less　than　the　most　glamorous　summer　job　imaginable。

？You　know；？　she　mused；　？maybe　you？re　right。　Maybe　a　job　is　just　what　I　need　to　keep　myself

busy　this　summer。？

？Yes！？　her　mother　cried　happily。　？I　knew　you？d　e　around！？

？And　maybe　you　can　help　me　get　one？？　Blair　asked　sweetly。

？Of　course！？　Eleanor　agreed。　？I？m　sure　we　can　make　some　phone　calls　and　find　you　something

wonderful　in　no　time　at　all！？

There　was；　of　course；　only　one　telephone　call　she　needed　her　mother　to　make。　Being　the　daughter