gossip girl 10 英文

第22部分 (第3/7頁)

family？s　Park　Avenue　town　house。　？Let？s　just　do　one　final　bag　check　and　then　we　are　out　of　here。

Ready？？

？Ready！？　Nils　and　Edgar　screamed　in　unison。　They　were　twins　and　so　they　did　pretty　much

everything　in　unison；　whether　it　was　spilling　cranberry　juice　on　their　mother？s　antique　ivory

silk？upholstered　armchairs　or　screeching　at　the　top　of　their　lungs　（probably　to　remind　their　mother

that　they　indeed　existed）。　They　were　adorable　in　their　own　way；　but　that　way　was　particularly　hard

to　see　when　you　were　responsible　for　wiping　their　various　body　parts　and　making　sure　they　got

through　the　day　with　those　body　parts　intact　and　unharmed。　And　that　was　exactly　the　position　in

which　Vanessa　found　her…self。　She？d　been　fired　from　her　first　serious　Hollywood　gig　as　the

cinematographer　onBreakfast　at　Fred？s；　and　in　a　moment　of　personal　and　financial　desperation；

she？d　signed　on　to　be　a　nanny。

Also；　she？d　been　drunk　at　the　time。　Obviously。

It　was　almost　too　depressing　to　consider　that　two　weeks　ago　she？d　been　in　private　rehearsals　in　a

major　movie　star？s　suite　in　the　Chelsea　Hotel；　doing　what　she　loved　best；　and　now　she　was　in　a

slightly　Edwardian　attic　nursery　in　Carnegie　Hill　with　a　grape　jelly　stain　on　her　Levi？s　and　two

snot…nosed　boys　somersaulting　at　her　feet；　while　the　movie？s　stars　were　sunning　themselves　on　the

beach；　only　a　few　miles　away；　in　the　Hamptons。　Not　that　she　was　much　of　a　star…fucker；　but　still。

？Here　we　go。Tissues？？Vanessa　asked。

？Yay！？　cried　the　twins；　brandishing　two　Kleenex　bundles。　They　flung　them　into　the

pink…and…green　Lilly　Pulitzer　tote　bag。

？Snack　bags？？

？Yay！？　They　whipped　in　two　little　plastic　baggies　f