gossip girl 4 英文

第23部分 (第5/7頁)

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silver　tea　service　and　a　three…tiered　silver　tray　covered　with　freshly　baked　scones；　pots　of

homemade　jam；　and　tiny　cucumber　sandwiches　with　the　crusts　cut　off。　Two　half…empty　martini

glasses　stood　on　the　table；　ready　to　be　polished　off。

？We？ve　been　having　a　little　party　to　celebrate　Mystery？s　debut；？　Rusty　explained　merrily。　She　sat

down　and　tossed　back　the　remains　of　her　drink。

The　queen　of　poesy　gives　a　tempting　tug。

Dan　sat　down　next　to　her　and　put　his　red　leather　book　on　the　table。　？What　debut？？

Rusty　grabbed　a　blueberry　scone　and　slathered　it　with　butter；　shoving　the　whole　thing　into　her

enormous　orangey…pink　mouth；　where　it　disappeared　instantly。　？Good；　you　brought　your

observations　book。　Have　you　been　writing　everything　down？　Remember；　nothing　is

inconsequential！？　She　winked　at　Mystery。　？Who　knows？　It　could　all　add　up　to　a　book！？

Mystery　giggled　and　glanced　at　Dan。　？I　finished　my　novel；？　she　confided　huskily。

House　on　fire！　House　on　fire！

Dan　rubbed　his　thumb　over　the　tines　of　his　fork；　as　he　absorbed　the　information。　Mystery　had

finished　writing　an　entire　novel　in　less　than　a　week　and　all　he？d　done　was　write　one　crappy

Valentine？s　Day　poem　for　Vanessa。　He　couldn？t　even　bear　to　read　Vanessa？s　response　after　he？d

sent　the　poem　to　her；　that　was　how　badly　it　sucked。

？But　I　thought　you？d　just　started　it；？　he　said；　feeling　weirdly　betrayed。

？I　had。　But　Sunday　night　I　fell　off　the　plateau　and　kept　gathering　momentum；　and　I　just　couldn？t

stop　writing　until　I　finished。　I　e…mailed　it　to　Rusty　at　dawn　this　morning；　just　as　the　street　cleaners

were　arriving。　She？s　already　read　the　whole　thing。　She　says　I？m　the　next　Virginia