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sipped　her　martini　delicately。

？Remember　that　time　I　came　to　visit　you　at　Yale　and　we　went　to　that　gorgeous　little　town　in

Vermont　for　a　weekend　ski？？　Camilla　turned　to　Blair。　？We　were　on　the　slopes　all　day　and　all　I

wanted　was　a　nice　soak　in　the　tub。　When　I　got　out；　Marcus　had　ordered

everything？everything！？off　the　room　service　menu　so　we　could　eat　by　the　fire。？

Blair　was　overe　with　the　urge　to　grab　her　mallet　and　smack　Camilla　over　the　head。　She

looked　at　Marcus；　who　was　blushing。　Maybe　he　and　Camilla　were　the　kind　of　cousins　who　liked　to

play　doctor。　Even　after　they　were　too　old　to　play。　Didn？t　Horseface　realizeshe　was　Marcus？s

girlfriend？

？Oh；　Cam；　I？m　sure　Blair　doesn？t　want　to　hear　about　our　ski　weekend。？　Marcus　stood　up；

waving　the　empty　sandwich　plate　at　the　butler。

Blair　stood　up；　too。　？Anyone　up　for　another　game；　set？　whatever　it？s　fucking　called？　Maybe　I

can　take　a　turn　this　time。？

？Oh；　I　think　I？m　all　worn　out。　I　ought　to　have　warned　you；？　Marcus　apologized。　？Camilla　is　an

absolute　whiz　at　games。？

Well；　fine　then。　？Speaking　of　whiz；？　Blair　muttered　under　her　breath。　？I　need　the　loo。？　She？d

picked　up　quite　a　few　Britishisms　in　the　last　couple　of　days。

？Oh　my。？Camilla　blushed。？There？s　that　Yank　wit。？

And　there？s　that　Brit　bitchiness。

？Just　inside；？　Lord　Marcus　instructed。　？Through　the　library　and　on　your　left。？

？I？ll　find　it；？　huffed　Blair；　stumbling　a　little　as　she　started　toward　the　house。　The　gin　had　gone

straight　to　her　head。　？Don？t　get　up。？

She　clopped　along　the　flagstone　path；　smoothing　the　wrinkles　in　the　white　Thomas　Pink

shirtdress　she？d　changed　into　especially　for　their　afternoon　of　lawn