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　envisioning　the　cut　she　was　going　to　get　when　she　went　for　her

appointment　during　double　free　period。　She　was　going　to　have　them　do　a　mahogany　rinse　to　get

rid　of　the　copper…colored　highlights；　and　then　she　wanted　it　cut　short；　in　a　modern；　superstylish

sort　of　way；　like　Audrey　Hepburn　inHow　to　Steal　a　Million　。

？Oh；？　Jenny　replied；　relieved。　Serena　van　der　Woodsen　was　Blair？s　best　friend；　but　she　wasn？t

nearly　as　intimidating；　because　she　was　actuallynice　。

？Hi；　guys。　Is　this　peer　group　A？？　A　gangly；　freckled　freshman　girl　named　Elise　Wells　sat　down

next　to　Jenny。　She　smelled　like　baby　powder；　and　her　strawlike　blond　hair　was　cut　in　a　chin…length

bob　with　thick　bangs　masking　her　forehead；　exactly　like　the　haircut　Nanny　gave　you　when　you

were　two。　？I？m　just　going　to　tell　you　now　that　I　have　a　problem　with　eating；？　Elise　announced。　？I

can？t　eat　in　public。？

Blair　nodded　and　pushed　her　slice　of　chocolate　cake　away　from　her。　In　peer　group　leader　training

the　health　teacher；　Ms。　Doherty；　had　told　them　tolisten　and　try　to　besensitive　；　putting　themselves

in　the　younger　girls？　shoes。　Ms。　Doherty　should　talk。　All　she　ever　talked　about　in　ninth…grade

health　class　was　the　boyfriends　she？d　had　and　all　the　sexual　positions　she？d　tried。　Still；　Ms。

Doherty　was　one　of　the　teachers　Blair　had　hit　up　for　an　extra　remendation　to　send　to　the　Yale

admissions　office；　and　she　really　wanted　to　stand　out　as　the　best　peer　group　leader　in　the　senior

class。　She　wanted　her　peer　group　freshmen　to　like　her？no；adore　her？and　if　one　of　them　had　a

problem　with　eating　in　public；　Blair　wasn？t　going　to　sit　there　gorging　herself　on　chocolate　cake；

especially　not　when　she？d　bee