gossip girl 10 英文

第9部分 (第3/7頁)

nythinginside　here。？

？Open　it；　open　it；？　Rufus　urged。　？Your　sister　sent　it　all　this　way　and　the　shipping　could　not　have

been　cheap；　so　I？m　guessing　there？s　something　good　in　there。？

？Sure。？　Dan　started　tugging　at　the　twine。

？I　didn？t　hear　you　e　in　last　night。？　Rufus　grinned　down　at　Dan。　？Guess　your　first　meeting

went　pretty　well；　huh？　Stayed　up　late；　debating　the　merits　of　the　minor　Shakespeare　plays；　did

you？？

？Something　like　that。？　Dan　burrowed　through　another　layer　of　paper　before　finally　reaching　the

flaps　of　the　cardboard　box。　If　there　had　been　any　discussion　at　all　the　previous　night；　he　couldn？t

remember　it。　He　could　barely　remember　anything　except　the　sensation　of　Greg？s　tongue　on　his；

the　fuzz　of　Greg？s　facial　hair　against　his　own　stubble。

Eek。

？I　remember　my　old　salon　days。？　Rufus　perched　on　the　windowsill　and　watched　as　his　son

reached　into　the　depths　of　the　cardboard　box。　Dan　pulled　out　fistful　after　fistful　of　crumpled…up

newspaper。　？We　had　some　pretty　crazy　times　back　then。？

？It　wasn？t　so　crazy；？　Dan　replied　defensively。　At　last　his　hand　gripped　something　firm　inside　the

mush　of　newspaper。　Grabbing　hold　tightly；　he　pulled　on　the　narrow　object　until　it　popped　out　and

the　loose　cardboard　shell　fell　to　the　ground；　showering　balled…up　newspaper　all　over　his　floor。

Rufus　laughed。　？Too　bad。　You　kids　today。　No　passion；　no　guts。　I　remember　back　when　I　was　your

age；　me　and　some　friends；　we？d　go　out　to　the　lakes；　up　in　New　England。　Camp　out；　write　poetry；

stay　up　all　night　talking。？

Dan　half…listened　as　he　pondered　the　object　in　his　hands：　it　was　about　two　feet　long　and　wrapped

tightly　in　a　cocoon　of　bubble　wrap　an