精校书屋

手机浏览器扫描二维码访问

第12部分（第4页）

？Thank　youso；　so　much；？　the　woman　said；　taking　the　magazine　back。　She　pointed　to　his

notebook。　？Now　you　go　ahead　and　keep　writing；？　she　whispered　reverently。　？Forget　I　bothered

you。？

German　folk　music　morphed　into　opera　and　the　little　boys　left　the　runway　leading　their　goats。

Models　floated　in　wearing　long　black　wool　capes；　peacock　blue　suede　thigh…high　boots；　and

ostrich　feather　headdresses。　They　looked　like　characters　out　of　aLord　of　the　Rings　sequel。

Dan　flipped　open　his　notebook　and　began　to　write。Good　and　bad　witches；　he　scribbled。Hunting

hungry　wolves　。　He　bit　the　end　of　his　pen　and　then　added；Wish　I　could　smoke　a　fucking　cigarette　。

vposes　as　a　poser

For　her　appearance　at　the　Culture　of　Humanity　by　Jedediah　Angel　show　at　Highway　1　in　Chelsea；

Vanessa　broke　her　tradition　of　wearing　only　black　and　borrowed　Ruby？s　red　scoop…neck　top　with

three…quarter…length　sleeves。　It　was　the　same　top　she？d　worn　once　before　and　gotten　a　lot　of

pliments　on；　probably　because　it　was　so　low　it　revealed　her　soft；　pale　cleavage　and　a　hint　of

her　black　lace　bra。　Vanessa　had　arrived　late　because　her　sister　had　insisted　she　take　a　cab；　and　of

course　the　cab　had　gotten　stuck　in　the　snow　near　Union　Square。　While　the　driver　yelled　at　the

towing　pany　on　his　cell　phone　with　Lite　FM　blaring　from　the　speakers；　Vanessa　had　jumped

ship。　When　she？d　finally　made　it　to　the　club；　her　ears　had　been　frozen　solid　and　she？d　looked　like

a　walking　snowball。　The　fashion　show　had　already　started　and　she？d　been　sure　they？d　turn　her

away　at　the　huge　garage　door　that　served　as　an　entrance；　but　when　she？d　given　her　name　to　the　girl

at　the　door；　a　security　guard　with　a　flashlight　had　been　appointed　to　personally　escort　Vanessa　to

her　seat　in　thecenter　of　thefront　row　。　The　chair　had　a　card　taped　to　it　with

CHRISTINARICCIcrossed　out　in　black　marker　and　VANESSAABRAMSwritten　in　instead。

Vanessa　had　never　felt　so　special　in　all　her　life。

The　room　was　dark　except　for　burning　white　foot…high　candles　lining　the　runway　on　either　side。

Models　dressed　in　navy　blue　above…the…knee　sailor　dresses　with　white　piping　and　gold　buttons　at

the　lapels　held　foghorns　to　their　lips　as　the　sound　of　a　terrible　storm　at　sea　boomed　out　of　the

sound　system。　The　white　wall　behind　the　runway　was　lit　with　a　single　spotlight；　and　on　that　wall

was　projected　the　New　York　film　essay　Vanessa　had　sent　to　NYU。　The　film　was　black　and　white

and　it　took　on　a　sort　of　nineteen…forties　classiness　paired　with　the　models？　sailor　dresses。　And　even

though　everyone　there　seemed　to　be　taking　this　whole　bogus　fashion…at…sea　thing　way　too

seriously；　Vanessa　had　to　admit　it　was　pretty　cool　to　see　her　film　up　there　in　lights。

The　wafer…thin　woman　next　to　her　flipped　open　her　PalmPilot　and　typed　in；Brilliant　backdrop　；

with　a　long　red　fingernail。　She　was　wearing　an　ID　tag　on　her　camel…colored　cashmere　sweater　with

the　wordVogue　printed　on　it；　and　her　brown　hair　wa

和丧尸同行的日子  我的模型系统  花婿鉴定期  蛇男  听话老公  战锤之米登兰的雄狮王  我被冰冻了100年  十二女皇  异世灵武天下  暗黑破坏神之毁灭  我的第三帝国  军妆  凋落的昙花  曾国藩(上卷)  绑在床上的酷哥  后来发生了战争  酒儿娘子  诡念  小靓女  齐眉