第24部分(第5/7 頁)

…　Serena　sighed。　…　Blair　on　this　side　and　a　nerd　working　on　the　proposal　to

Yale。

…　Ah　…　Nate　got　the　copy　of　Romeo　and　Juliet　and　spent　the　thumb　at　the　edge　of　the　pages

full　of　ears。　Then　he　looked　for　cover；　a　classic　image　of　a　boy　and　a　girl　intertwined　in　a

hug。　…　But　it　will　at　the　party；　right？

…　Of　course；　silly　…　Serena　exclaimed。　…　It　is　not　as　well　nerd。

…　OK　…　Nate　agreed；　still　holding　the　book。　…　I　will。

Serena　hung　up。　Facing　her；　sitting　on　the　couch　of　red　and　white　chintz；　Kati　and　Isabel

were　busy　to　phone；　scheduling　the　buffet　and　beverage　ordering　more　than　ever　need。　Serena

smiled　to　herself。　It　was　half　as　interesting　Nate　said　only　that　the　party　was　going　after

it　said　that　Blair　would　be　there。　He　had　a　feeling　that　would　be　a　very　interesting

new…year。

the　tormented　artists　suddenly　have　their　moment

Still　using　the　same　coffee…stained　white　shirt　to　wear　for　almost　a　week；　Dan　had　almost

filled　an　entire　block　with　morbid　poems　about　love　poetry　was　a　hoax　invented　by　Hallmark

to　sell　cards　of　Valentine's　Day　and　give　people　the　false　impression　that　their　life　had

meaning。　Now　he　was　working　on　a　poem　entitled　〃Car　Full　of　Stones；〃　about　a　guy　who　fills

your　car　from　stones　and　leads　to　a　river　because　the　car　reminds　of　the　ex…girlfriend　who

liked　to　go　out　there　and　listen　to　the　static　car　instead　of　music。

Jenny　knocked　on　the　door。

…　Have　a　letter　for　you；　Mr。　total　recluse。

Dan　dropped　the　pen　and　opened　the　door。　Jenny　was　wearing　a　robe　pink　and　had　a　mustache　of

white　cream。　She　spent　an　envelope。

…　What　is　it　in　your　face？　…　Asked　him；　getting　the　letter。

…　I　depi