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gossip girl 2 英文-第12部分

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artists themselves; the Remi brothers; identical twin sons of a 
French model and an English duke; were being interviewed and 
photographed for Art Forum; Vogue; W; Harper’s Bazaar; and the 
New York Times。 
Serena studied each photograph carefully。 They weren’t eyes; she 
decided; now that she was looking at them blown up。 But what were 
they? Belly buttons? 
Suddenly Serena felt an arm around her waist。 
“Hello; ma chèrie。 Beautiful girl。 What is your name?” 
It was one of the Remi brothers。 He was twenty…six years old and 
five foot seven; the same height as Serena。 He had curly black hair 
and brilliant blue eyes。 He spoke with a French and British accent。 
He was dressed head to toe in navy blue; and his lips were dark red 
and curved foxily up at the corners。 He was absolutely gorgeous; 
and so was his twin brother。 
Lucky girl。 
Serena didn’t resist when he pulled her into a photograph with him 
and his brother for the New York Times Sunday Styles section。 One 
brother stood behind Serena and kissed her neck while the other 
knelt in front of her and hugged her knees。 Around them; people 
watched greedily; eager to catch a glimpse of the new “it” girl。 
Everyone in New York wants to be famous。 Or at least see someone 
who is so they can brag about it later。 
The New York Times society reporter recognized Serena from 
parties a year or so back; but he had to be sure it was her。 “Serena 
van der Woodsen; right?” he said; looking up from his notepad。 
Serena blushed and nodded。 She was used to being recognized。 
“You must model for us;” one of the Remi brothers gasped; kissing 
Serena’s hand。 
“You must;” the other one agreed; feeding her an olive。 
Serena laughed。 “Sure;” she said。 “Why not?” Although she had no 
idea what she was agreeing to。 
One of the Remi brothers pointed to a door marked Private across 
the gallery。 “We’ll meet you in there;” he said。 “Don’t be nervous。 
We’re both gay。” 
Serena giggled and took a big gulp of her drink。 Were they kidding? 
The other brother patted her on the bottom。 “It’s all right darling。 
You’re absolutely stunning; so you’ve got nothing to worry about。 
Go on。 We’ll be there in a minute。” 
Serena hesitated; but only for a second。 She could keep up with the 
likes of Christina Aguilera and Joaquin Phoenix。 No problem。 Chin 
up; she headed for the door marked Private。 
Just then; a guy from the Public Arts League and a woman from the 
New York Transit Authority came over to talk to the Remi brothers 



about a new avant…garde public art program。 They wanted to put a 
Remi brothers’ photograph on the sides of buses; in subways; and in 
the advertising boxes on top of taxis all over town。 
“Yes; of course;” the Remis agreed。 “If you can wait a moment; we’ll 
have a brand new one。 We can give it to you exclusively!” 
“What’s this one called?” the Transit Authority woman asked 
eagerly。 
“Serena;” the Remi boys said in unison。 


“I found a printer who will do it by tomorrow afternoon and hand 
deliver each of the invitations so they get there by Friday morning;” 
Isabel said; looking pleased with herself for being so efficient。 
“But look how expensive it is。 If we use them; then we’re going to 
have to cut costs on other things。 See how much Takashimaya is 
charging us for the flowers?” 
As soon as they were finished with their Wednesday after…school 
activities; the Kiss on the Lips organizing mittee had convened 
over French fries and hot chocolate in a booth at the 3 Guys Coffee 
Shop—Blair; Isabel; Kati; and Tina Ford; from the Seaton Arms 
School—to deal with the last…minute preparations for the party。 
The crisis at hand was the fact that the party was only nine days 
away; and no one had received an invitation yet。 The invitations 
had been ordered weeks ago; but due to a mix…up the location of 
the party had to be changed from The Park—a hot new restaurant in 
lower Chelsea—to the old Barneys building on Seventeenth Street 
and Seventh Avenue; rendering the invitations useless。 The girls 
were in a tight spot。 They had to get a new set of invitations out; 
and fast; or there wasn’t going to be a party at all。 
“But Takashimaya is the only place to get flowers。 And it really 
doesn’t cost much。 Oh; e on; Blair; think how cool they’ll be;” 
Tina whined。 
“Yes; it does;” Blair insisted。 “And there are plenty of other places to 
get flowers。” 
“Well; maybe we can ask the peregrine falcon people to pitch in;” 
Isabel suggested。 She reached for a French fry; dunked it in 
ketchup; and popped it into her mouth。 “They’ve barely done 
anything。” 
Blair rolled her eyes; and blew into her hot chocolate。 “That’s the 
whole point。 We’re raising money for them。 It’s a cause。” 
Kati wound a lock of her frizzy blond hair around her finger。 “What 
is a peregrine falcon anyway?” she said。 “Is it like a woodpecker?” 
“No; I think they’re bigger;” Tina said。 “And they eat other animals; 
you know; like rabbits and mice and stuff。” 
“Gross;” Kati said。 



“I just read a definition of what one was the other day;” Isabel 
mused。 “I can’t remember where I saw it。” 
GossipGirl; perhaps? 
“They’re almost extinct;” Blair added。 She thumbed through the list 
of people they were inviting to the party。 There were three hundred 
and sixteen all together。 All young people—no parents; thank God。 
Blair’s eyes were automatically drawn to a name toward the bottom 
of the list: Serena van der Woodsen。 The address given was her 
dorm room at Hanover Academy; in New Hampshire。 Blair put the 
list back down on the table without correcting Serena’s address。 
“We’re going to have to spend the extra money on the printer and 
cut corners where we can;” she said quickly。 “I can tell Takashimaya 
to use lilies instead of orchids and forget about the peacock 
feathers around the rims of the vases。” 
“I can do the invitations;” a small; clear voice said from behind 
them。 “For free。” 
The four girls turned around to see who it was。 
Oh look; it’s that little Ginny girl; Blair thought。 The ninth grader 
who did the calligraphy in our school hymnals。 
“I can do them all by hand tonight and put them in the mail。 The 
materials are the only cost; but I know where to get good quality 
paper cheap;” Jenny Humphrey said。 
“She did all our hymnals at school;” Kati whispered to Tina。 “They 
look really good。” 
“Yeah;” Isabel agreed。 “They’re pretty cool。” 
Jenny blushed and stared at the shiny linoleum floor of the coffee 
shop; waiting for Blair to make up her mind。 She knew Blair was the 
one who mattered。 
“And you’ll do it all for free?” Blair said; suspiciously。 
Jenny raised her eyes。 “I was kind of hoping that if I did the invites; 
maybe I could e to the party?” she said。 
Blair weighed the pros and cons in her mind。 Pros: The invitations 
would be unique and best of all; free; so they wouldn’t have to 
skimp on the flowers。 Cons: There really weren’t any。 
Blair looked the Ginny girl up and down。 Their cute little ninth…grade 
helper with the huge chest。 She was a total glutton for punishment; 
and she’d be totally out of place at the party 。 。 。 but who cared? 
“Sure; you can make yourself an invitation。 Make one for one of 
your friends; too;” Blair said; handing the guest list over to Jenny。 
How generous。 
Blair gave Jenny all the necessary information; and Jenny dashed 
out of the coffee shop breathlessly。 The stores would be closing 
soon; and she didn’t have much time。 The guest list was longer than 
she’d anticipated; and she’d have to stay up all night working on 


the invitations; but she was going to the party; that was all that 
mattered。 
Just wait until she told Dan。 He was going to freak。 And she was 
going to make him e with her to the party; whether he liked it 
or not。 

Two martinis and three rolls of Remi brothers’ film later; Serena 
jumped out of a cab in front of Constance and ran up the stairs to 
the auditorium; where the interschool play rehearsal had already 
begun。 As always; she was half an hour late。 
The sound of a Talking Heads song being played jauntily on the 
piano drifted down the hallway。 Serena pushed open the auditorium 
door to find her old friend; Ralph Bottoms III; singing Burning Down 
the South; to the tune of Burning Down the House; with a 
pletely straight face。 He was dressed as Rhett Butler; plete 
with fake mustache and brass buttons。 Ralph had gained weight in 
the last two years; and his face was ruddy; as if he’d been eating 
too much rare steak。 He was holding hands with a stocky girl with 
curly brown hair and a heart…shaped face—Scarlett O’Hara。 She was 
singing too; belting out the words in a thick Brooklyn accent。 
Serena leaned against the wall to watch; with a mixture of horror 
and fascination。 The scene at the art gallery hadn’t fazed her; but 
this—this was scary。 
When the song ended; the rest of the Interschool Drama Club 
clapped and cheered; and then the drama teacher; an aged English 
woman; began to direct the next scene。 
“Put your hands on your hips; Scarlett;” she instructed。 “Show me; 
show me。 That’s it。 Imagine you’re the teen sensation of the Civil 
War South。 You’re breaking all the rules!” 
Serena turned to gaze out the window and saw three girls get out of 
a cab together on the corner of Ninety…third and Madison。 She 
squinted; recognizing Blair; Kati; and Isabel。 Serena hugged herself; 
warding off the strange feeling that had been stalking her since 
she’d e back to the city。 For the first time in her entire life; she 
felt left out。 
Without a word to anyone in the drama club—Hello? Goodbye!— 
Serena slipped out of the auditorium and into the hallway outside。 
The wall was littered with flyers and notices and she stopped to 
read them。 One of the flyers was for Vanessa Abrams’s film tryout。 
Knowing Vanessa; the film was going to be very serious and 
obscure; but it was better than shouting goofy songs and doing the 
Hokey…Pokey with fat; red…faced Ralph Bottoms III。 Vanessa’s tryout 
had started an hour ago; on a bench in Madison Square Park; but 
maybe it was still going on。 Once again; Serena found herself 


running for a cab; headed downtown。 

“This is how I want you to do it;” Vanessa told Marjorie Jaffe; a 
sophomore at Constance and the only girl who had shown up to try 
out for the role of Natasha in Vanessa’s film。 Marjorie had curly red 
hair and freckles; a little pug nose; and no neck。 She chewed gum 
incessantly; and she was pletely; nightmarishly; wrong for the 
part。 
The sun was setting; and Madison Square Park was basked in a 
pretty pink glow。 The air had the distinct smell of New York in 
autumn; a mixture of smoking fireplaces; dried leaves; steaming hot 
dogs; dog pee; and bus exhaust。 
Daniel was lying on his back on the park bench the way Vanessa 
had told him to; a wounded soldier; with his limbs sprawled out 
pathetically。 Wounded in war and in love; he was tragically pale and 
thin and rumpled…looking。 A little glass crack pipe lay on his chest。 
Lucky Vanessa had found it on the street in Williamsburg that 
weekend。 It was the perfect prop for her sexily damaged prince。 
“I’m going to read Natasha’s lines。 Watch carefully;” she told 
Marjorie。 “Okay Dan; let’s go。” 
“Haven’t you been asleep?” Vanessa…as…Natasha said; peering at 
Dan…as…Prince Andrei。 
“No; I have been looking at you for a long time。 I knew by instinct 
that you were here。 No one except you gives me such a sense of 
gentle restfulness 。 。 。 such light! I feel like weeping from very joy;” 
Dan…as…Prince Andrei said quietly。 
Vanessa knelt at his head; her face radiant with solemn delight。 
“Natasha; I love you too dearly! More than all the world!” Dan 
gasped; trying to sit up and then sinking back on the bench as if in 
pain。 
He said he loved her! Vanessa grabbed his hand; her face flushed 
red at the thrill of it。 She was pletely caught up in the moment。 
Then she remembered herself; let go of Dan’s hand; and stood up。 
“Now your turn;” she told Marjorie。 
“ ’Kay;” Marjori
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