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ardigans。　Good。　Maybe　her　mom　had　finally

murdered　her　father　for　being　such　an　asshole。

？How　are　things　with　your　dad；　Elise？？　Serena　asked；　practically　reading　Blair？s　mind。

To　Blair？s　surprise；　Elise　smiled　happily。　？Fine。　He　and　Mom　went　away　together　this　weekend。？

She　laughed　and　nudged　Jenny　in　the　arm。　？But　never　mind　me。　I　think　Jenny　has　something　to

say。？

Jenny　knew　her　face　was　beet　red；　but　she　didn？t　care。　？I？m　in　love；？　she　declared。

Serena　and　Blair　exchanged　disparaging　looks。　The　last　thing　they　wanted　to　talk　about

waslove　。　？e　on；　get　your　coats；？　Serena　urged。　？We？ll　meet　you　outside。？

The　atmosphere　in　Jackson　Hole　on　Madison　Avenue　was　thick　with　the　smell　of　hamburger

grease　and　the　tittering　sound　of　gossip。　As　peer　group　A　walked　in　and　sat　down　at　a　table　near

the　large　glass　windows；　Kati　Farkas　and　Isabel　Coates　huddled　together　in　the　back　corner；

discussing　the　latest　developments　with　anyone　who　would　listen。

？Did　you　hear　about　Nate　Archibald　and　that　girl　from　Connecticut？？　Kati　asked。　She？d　had