gossip girl 10 英文

第9部分 (第2/7頁)

aist。　Underneath　she　was　wearing　pale　pink　cotton　underwear。　He　could

just　make　out　little　white　polka　dots　decorating　them。

Forget　the　boat：　for　now　all　he　wanted　was　to　lie　down　next　to　her；　hold　her　hand；　and　never　let

go。

the　truth　es　out　。　。　。　and　so　does　d

？Male。　Ball。　Male；　ball。　Male　balls。？

Dan　groaned　and　flopped　over　in　the　soft；　once…white；　now　coffee…and…nicotine…stained　sheets　of

his　bed。Male　balls？　Sweating　profusely；　he　rocked　his　head　from　side　to　side。

？You　awake　in　there？？　Rufus　Humphrey；　Dan？s

boisterous…and…eccentric…editor…of…lesser…known…Beat…poets　dad　banged　on　the　bedroom　door

urgently。　？Mail　call！　Mail　call！　Are　you　listening？？

？Mail　call！？　Dan　sat　upright　in　bed。Mail　call；　you　idiot；　not　male　balls。　？I？m　awake；？　he

announced；　his　voice　cracking。

？Remind　me　to　tell　you　about　the　early　bird　and　the　worm　sometime！？　Rufus　stormed　into　Dan？s

bedroom　purpose…fully；　clad　in　a　typically　demented　outfit：　a　pair　of　carpenter？s　pants　splattered

with　the　same　dingy　off…white　paint　that　cov…ered　the　apartment？s　walls？making　them　around

nineteen　years　old？and　an　officialBreakfast　at　Fred？s　crew　jacket　he　must　have　pilfered　from　a　pile

of　Vanessa？s　dirty　laundry。　It　was　unzipped；　revealing　a　chest　of　furry　gray　hair。　He　held　a　massive

cardboard　box　that　someone　had　haphazardly　sealed　with　twine；　butcher　paper；　bubble　wrap；　and

two　kinds　of　tape。The　word　FRAGILE　was　scrawled　all　over　the　box　in　five　different　languages。

Rufus　dropped　the　package　onto　the　bed。　？You？ve　got　mail。？

？Jesus。？　Dan　picked　up　the　ungainly　box。　He　could　have　tossed　it　into　the　air；　it　was　so　light。　？It

doesn？t　feel　like　there？s　even　a