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时尚女魔头 穿普拉达的恶魔 英文原版-第68部分

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  I ran to Lily’s room so she could tell me that he was 
  overreacting; that I had to go to Paris because it was the 
  best thing for my future; that she didn’t have a drinking 
  problem; that I wasn’t a bad sister for leaving the country 
  when Jill had just had her first baby。 But she was passed out 
  on top of her covers; fully dressed; the empty cocktail glass 
  on her bedside table。 Her Toshiba laptop was open beside her 
  on the bed; and I wondered if she’d managed to write a single 
  word。 I looked。 Bravo! She’d written the heading; plete 
  with her name; the class number; the professor’s name; and her 
  presumably temporary version of the article’s title: “The 
  Psychological Ramifications of Falling in Love with Your 
  Reader。” I laughed out loud; but she didn’t stir; so I moved 
  the puter back to her desk and set her alarm for seven and 
  turned out the lights。

  My Cell Phone rang as soon as I walked in my bedroom。 After 
  the initial five…second usual heart…pounding session I endured 
  each time it rang for fear that it was Her; I flipped it open 
  immediately; knowing it was Alex。 I knew he couldn’t leave 
  things so unfinished。 This was the same guy who couldn’t fall 
  asleep without a good…night kiss and a verbal wish for sweet 
  dreams; there was no way he was just prancing out of here; 
  totally fine with the suggestion that we not talk for a few 
  weeks。

  “Hi; baby;” I breathed; missing him already but still happy to 
  be on the phone with him and not necessarily having to deal 
  with everything in person right now。 My head ached and my 
  shoulders felt like they were glued to my ears; and I just 
  wanted to hear him say that the whole thing had been a big 
  mistake and he’d call me tomorrow。 “I’m glad you called。”

  “‘Baby’? Wow! We’re making progress; aren’t we; Andy? Better 
  be careful or I might have to consider the possibility that 
  you want me;” Christian said smoothly with a grin I could hear 
  over the phone line。 “I’m glad I called; too。”

  “Oh。 It’s you。”

  “Well; that’s not the warmest wele I’ve ever received! 
  What’s the matter; Andy? You’ve been screening me lately; 
  haven’t you?”

  “Of course not;” I lied。 “I’ve just had a bad day。 As usual。 
  What’s up?”

  He laughed。 “Andy; Andy; Andy。 e on now。 You have no reason 
  to be so unhappy。 You’re on the fast…track to great things。 
  Speaking of which; I’m calling to see if you wanted to e to 
  a PEN award ceremony and reading tomorrow night。 Should be 
  lots of interesting people; and I haven’t seen you in a while。 
  Purely professional; of course。”

  For a girl who had read way too many “How to Know if He’s 
  Ready to mit” articles inCosmo; one might think the warning 
  flags would’ve gone up on this one。 And they did—I just chose 
  to ignore them。 It had been a very long day; and so I allowed 
  myself to think—just for a few minutes—that he might; might; 
  MIGHT actually be sincere。 Screw it。 It felt good to talk to a 
  noncritical male for a few minutes; even if he did refuse to 
  accept that I was taken。 I knew I wouldn’t actually accept his 
  invitation; but a few minutes of innocent phone flirting 
  wouldn’t hurt anyone。

  “Oh really?” I asked coyly。 “Tell me all about it。”

  “I’m going to list all the reasons that you should e with 
  me; Andy; and the first one is the simplest: I know what’s 
  good for you。 Period。” God; he was arrogant。 Why did I find it 
  so endearing?

  game on。 We were off and running; and it took only a few more 
  minutes until the trip to Paris and Lily’s nasty little vodka 
  habit and Alex’s sad eyes faded to the background of my 
  acknowledged…unhealthy…and…emotionally…dangerous…but…really…sexy…and…fun…nonetheless 
  conversation with Christian。


  16

  It was planned that Miranda would be in Europe for a week 
  before I was due to arrive。 She settled for using some local 
  assistants for the Milan shows—and would be arriving in Paris 
  the same morning I was so we could work out the details of her 
  party together; like old friends。 Hah。 Delta had refused to 
  simply change the name on the ticket from Emily’s to mine; so 
  rather than get even more frustrated and hassled than I 
  already was; I just charged a new one。 Twenty…two hundred 
  dollars because it was fashion week and I was buying at the 
  last minute。 I paused for one ridiculous minute before forking 
  over the corporate card number。Whatever; I thought。Miranda can 
  spend that in a week on hair and makeup alone 。

  As Miranda’s junior assistant; I was the lowest…ranking human 
  being atRunway 。 However; if access is power; then Emily and I 
  were the two most powerful people in fashion: we determined 
  who got meetings; when they were scheduled (early morning was 
  always preferred because people’s makeup would be fresh and 
  their clothes unwrinkled); and whose messages got through (if 
  your name wasn’t on the Bulletin; you didn’t exist)。

  So when either of us needed help; the rest of the staff were 
  obliged to pull through。 Yes; of course there was something 
  disconcerting about the realization that if we didn’t work for 
  Miranda Priestly these same people would have no punction 
  in running over us with their chauffeured Town Cars。 As it 
  was; when called upon; they ran and fetched and retrieved for 
  us like well…trained puppies。

  Work on the current issue ground to a halt as everyone rallied 
  to send me off to Paris adequately prepared。 Three Clackers 
  from the fashion department hastily pulled together a wardrobe 
  that included every single item that I could conceivably 
  require for any event Miranda could conceivably call on me to 
  attend。 By the time I left; Lucia; the fashion director; 
  promised I would have in my possession not only an assemblage 
  of clothing appropriate for any contingency; but also a full 
  sketchbook plete with professionally rendered charcoal 
  sketches depicting every imaginable way of pairing the 
  aforementioned clothing in order to maximize style and 
  minimize embarrassment。 In other words: leave nothing to my 
  own selection or pairing; and I’d quite possibly have a shot 
  in hell—albeit slim—of looking presentable。

  Might I need to acpany Miranda to a bistro and stand; 
  mummylike; in the corner while she sipped a glass of Bordeaux? 
  A pair of cuffed; charcoal gray Theory pants with a black silk 
  turtleneck sweater by Celine。 Attend the tennis club where 
  she’d receive her private lessons so that I could fetch water 
  and; if required; white scarves in case sheschvitzed ? A 
  head…to…toe athletic outfit plete with bootleg workout 
  pants; zip…up hooded jacket (cropped to show off my tummy; 
  natch); a 185 wife…beater to wear under it; and suede 
  sneakers—all by Prada。 And what if maybe—just maybe—I actually 
  did make it to the front row of one of those shows like 
  everyone swore I would? The options were limitless。 My 
  favorite so far (and it was still only late afternoon on 
  Monday) was a pleated school…girl skirt by Anna Sui; with a 
  very sheer and very frilly white Miu Miu blouse; paired with a 
  particularly naughty…looking pair of midcalf Christian 
  Laboutin boots and topped with a Katayone Adeli leather blazer 
  so fitted it bordered on obscene。 My Express jeans and Franco 
  Sarto loafers had been buried under a film of dust in my 
  closet for months now; and I had to admit I didn’t miss them。

  I also discovered that Allison; the beauty editor; did; in 
  fact; deserve her title by literallybeing the beauty industry。 
  Within twenty…four hours of being “put on notice” that I would 
  be needing some makeup and more than a few tips; she had 
  created the Be…All; End…All Cosmetic Catchall。 Included in the 
  decidedly oversize Burberry “toiletry case” (it actually more 
  closely resembled a wheeled suitcase slightly larger than 
  those approved by the airlines for carry…on) was every 
  imaginable type of shadow; lotion; gloss; cream; liner; and 
  type of makeup。 Lipsticks came in matte; high…shine; 
  long…lasting; and clear。 Six shades of mascara—ranging in 
  color from a light blue to a “pouty black”—were acpanied by 
  an eyelash curler and two eyelash bs in case of (gasp!) 
  clumps。

  Powders; which appeared to account for half of all the 
  products and fixed/accentuated/accented/hid the eyelids; the 
  skin tone; and the cheeks; had a color scheme more plex and 
  subtler than a painter’s palette: some were meant to bronze; 
  others to highlight; and still others to pout; plump; or pale。 
  I had the choice whether to add that healthy blush to my face 
  in the form of a liquid; solid; powder; or a bination 
  thereof。 The foundation was the most impressive of all: it was 
  as if someone had managed to remove an actual sample of skin 
  directly from my face and custom…mix a pint or two of the 
  stuff。 Whether it “added sheen” or “covered blemishes;” every 
  single solitary little bottle matched my skin tone better 
  than; well; my own skin。 Packed in a slightly smaller matching 
  plaid case were the supplies: cotton balls; cotton squares; 
  Q…tips; sponges; somewhere in the vicinity of two dozen 
  different…size application brushes; washcloths; two different 
  types of eye makeup remover (moisturizing and oil…free); and 
  no less than twelve—TWELVE—kinds of moisturizer (facial; body; 
  deep…conditioning; with SPF 15; glimmering; tinted; scented; 
  nonscented; hypoallergenic; with alpha…hydroxy; antibacterial; 
  and—just in case that nasty October Parisian sun got the best 
  of me—with aloe vera)。

  Tucked in a side pocket of the smaller case wer
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