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时尚女魔头 穿普拉达的恶魔 英文原版-第11部分

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  everything on the list?”

  I nodded。

  “Even the video game? When I called; there was only one copy left。 
  It was there?”

  I nodded again。

  “And you gave it all to the de la Rentas’ doorman on Park? The 
  clothes; the shorts; everything?”

  “Yep。 No problem。 It went very smoothly; and I dropped it all off a 
  few minutes ago。 I was wondering; will Miranda actually wear those—”

  “Listen; I need to run to the bathroom and I’ve been waiting for you 
  to get back。 Just sit by the phone for a minute; OK?”

  “You haven’t gone to the bathroom since I left?” I asked 
  incredulously。 It had been five hours。 “Why not?”

  Emily finished tying the ribbon on the box she had just wrapped and 
  looked at me coolly。 “Miranda doesn’t tolerate anyone except her 
  assistants answering her phone; so since you weren’t here; I didn’t 
  want to go。 I suppose I could have run out for a minute; but I know 
  she’s having a hectic day; and I want to make sure that I’m always 
  available to her。 So no; we do not go to the bathroom—or anywhere 
  else—without clearing it with each other。 We need to work together 
  to make sure that we are doing the best job possible for her。 OK?”

  “Sure;” I said。 “Go ahead。 I’ll be right here。” She turned and 
  walked away; and I put my hand on the desk to steady myself。 No 
  going to the bathroom without a coordinated war plan? Did she really 
  sit in that office for the past five hours willing her bladder to 
  behave because she worried that a woman across the Atlantic may call 
  in the two and a half minutes it would take to run to the ladies’ 
  room? Apparently so。 It seemed a little dramatic; but I assumed that 
  was just Emily being overly enthusiastic。 There was no way that 
  Miranda actually demanded that of her assistants。 I was sure of it。 
  Or did she?

  I picked up a few sheets of paper from the printer and saw that it 
  was titled “X…Mas Presents Received。” One; two; three; four; 
  five;six single…spaced pages of gifts; with sender and item on one 
  line each。 Two hundred and fifty…six presents in all。 It looked like 
  a wedding registry for the Queen of England; and I couldn’t take it 
  in fast enough。 There was a Bobby Brown makeup set from Bobby Brown 
  herself; a one…of…a…kind leather Kate Spade handbag from Kate and 
  Andy Spade; a Smythson of Bond Street burgundy leather organizer 
  from Graydon Carter; a mink…lined sleeping bag from Miuccia Prada; a 
  multistrand beaded Verdura bracelet from Aerin Lauder; a 
  diamond…encrusted watch from Donatella Versace; a case of champagne 
  from Cynthia Rowley; a matching beaded tank top and evening bag from 
  Mark Badgley and James Mischka; a collection of Cartier pens from 
  Irv Ravitz; a chinchilla muffler from Vera Wang; a zebra…print 
  jacket from Alberto Ferretti; a Burberry cashmere blanket from 
  Rosemarie Bravo。 And that was just the start。 There were handbags in 
  every shape and size from everyone: Herb Ritts; Bruce Weber; Giselle 
  Bundchen; Hillary Clinton; Tom Ford; Calvin Klein; Annie Leibovitz; 
  Nicole Miller; Adrienne Vittadini; Michael Kors; Helmut Lang; 
  Giorgio Armani; John Sahag; Bruno Magli; Mario Testino; and Narcisco 
  Rodriguez; to name a few。 There were dozens of donations made in 
  Miranda’s name to various charities; what must have been a hundred 
  bottles of wine and champagne; eight or ten Dior bags; a couple 
  dozen scented candles; a few pieces of Oriental pottery; silk 
  pajamas; leather…bound books; bath products; chocolates; bracelets; 
  caviar; cashmere sweaters; framed photographs; and enough flower 
  arrangements and/or potted plants to decorate one of those 
  five…hundred…couple mass weddings they have in soccer stadiums in 
  China。 Ohmigod! Was this reality? Was this actually happening? Was I 
  now working for a woman who received 256 presents at Christmas from 
  some of the world’s most famous people? Or not so famous? I wasn’t 
  sure。 I recognized a few of the really obvious celebrities and 
  designers; but didn’t know then that the others prised some of 
  the most sought…after photographers; makeup artists; models; 
  socialites; and a whole slew of Elias…Clark executives。 Just as I 
  was wondering if Emily actually knew who all the people were; she 
  walked back in。 I tried to pretend I wasn’t reading the list; but 
  she didn’t mind at all。

  “Crazy; isn’t it? She is the coolest woman ever;” she gushed; 
  snatching the sheets off her desk and gazing at them with what can 
  only be described as lust。 “Have you ever seen more amazing things 
  in your life? This is last year’s list。 I just pulled it out so we 
  know what to expect since the gifts have begun ing in already。 
  That’s definitely one of the best parts of the job—opening all her 
  presents。” I was confused。We opened her presents? Why wouldn’t she 
  open them herself? I asked as much。

  “Are you out of your mind? Miranda won’t like ninety percent of the 
  stuff people send。 Some of it is downright insulting; things I won’t 
  even show her。 Like this;” she said; picking up a small box。 It was 
  a Bang and Olufsen portable phone in their signature sleek silver 
  with all rounded edges and the capability to remain clear for 
  something like 2;000 miles。 I had been in the store just a couple 
  weeks earlier; watching Alex salivate over their stereo systems; and 
  I knew the phone cost upward of five hundred dollars and could do 
  everything short of holding a conversationfor you。 “A phone? Do you 
  believe someone had the nerve to send Miranda Priestly aphone ?” She 
  tossed it to me。 “Keep it if you want it: I would never even let her 
  see this。 She’d be annoyed that someone sent somethingelectronic 。” 
  She pronounced the word “electronic” as though it were synonymous 
  with “covered in bodily fluids。”

  I tucked the phone box under my desk and tried to keep the smile off 
  my face。 It was too perfect! A portable phone was on my list of 
  stuff that I still needed for my new room; and I’d just gotten a 
  five…hundred…dollar one for free。

  “Actually;” she continued; flopping down again on the floor of 
  Miranda’s office; Indian…style; “let’s put in a few hours wrapping 
  some more of these wine bottles; and then you can open the presents 
  that came in today。 They’re over there。” She pointed behind her desk 
  to a smaller mountain of boxes and bags and baskets in a multitude 
  of colors。

  “So; these are gifts that we’re sending out from Miranda; right?” I 
  asked her as I picked up a box and began wrapping it in the thick 
  white paper。

  “Yep。 Every year; it’s the same deal。 Top…tier people get bottles of 
  Dom。 This would include Elias execs; and the big designers who 
  aren’t also personal friends。 Her lawyer and accountant。 Midlevel 
  people get Veuve; and this is just about everyone—the twins’ 
  teachers; the hair stylists; Uri; et cetera。 The nobodies get a 
  bottle of the Ruffino Chianti—usually they go to the PR people who 
  send small; general gifts that aren’t personalized for her。 She’ll 
  have us send Chianti to the vet; some of the babysitters who fill in 
  for Cara; the people who wait on her in stores she goes to often; 
  and all the caretakers associated with the summer house in 
  Connecticut。 Anyway; I order about twenty…five thousand dollars’ 
  worth of this stuff at the beginning of November; Sherry…Lehman 
  delivers it; and it usually takes nearly a month to do all the 
  wrapping。 It’s good she’s out of the office now or we’d be taking 
  this stuff Home with us to wrap。 Pretty good deal; because Elias 
  picks up the tab。”

  “I guess it would cost double that to have the Sherry…Lehman place 
  wrap them; huh?” I wondered; still trying to process the hierarchy 
  of the gift…giving。

  “What the hell do we care?” she snorted。 “Trust me; you’ll learn 
  quickly that cost is no issue around here。 It’s just that Miranda 
  doesn’t like the wrapping paper they use。 I gave them this white 
  paper last year; but they just didn’t look as nice as when we do 
  it。” She looked proud。

  We wrapped like that until close to six; with Emily telling me how 
  things worked as I tried to wrap my mind around this strange and 
  exciting world。 Just as she was describing exactly how Miranda likes 
  her Coffee (tall latte with two raw sugars); a breathless blond girl 
  I remembered as one of the many fashion assistants walked in 
  carrying a wicker basket the size of a baby carriage。 She hovered 
  just outside Miranda’s office; looking as though she thought the 
  soft gray carpeting might turn to quicksand under her Jimmy Choos if 
  she dared to cross the threshold。

  “Hi; Em。 I’ve got the skirts right here。 Sorry that took so long; 
  but no one’s around since it’s that weird time right before 
  Thanksgiving。 Anyway; hopefully you’ll find something she’ll like。” 
  She looked down at her basket full of folded skirts。

  Emily looked up at her with barely disguised scorn。 “Just leave them 
  on my desk。 I’ll return the ones that won’t work。Which I imagine 
  will be most of them; considering your taste 。” The last part was 
  under her breath; just loud enough for me to hear。

  The blond girl looked bewildered。 Definitely not the brightest star 
  in the sky; but she seemed nice enough。 I wondered why Emily so 
  obviously hated her。 It’d been a long day already; what with the 
  running mentary and errands all over the city and hundreds of 
  names and faces to try to remember; so I didn’t even ask。

  Emily placed the large basket on her desk and looked down on it; 
  hands on her hips。 From what I could see from Miranda’s office 
  floor; there were perhaps twenty…five different skirts in an 
  incredible assortment of fabrics; colors; and sizes。 Had she really 
  not specified what she wanted at all? Did she really not bother to 
  inform Emily whether she’d be needing something appropriate for a 
  black…tie dinner or a mixed…doubles match or perhaps to use as a 
  bathing suit cover…up? Did she want denim; or would something 
  chiffon work better? How exactly were we supposed to predict 
  whatmight please her?

  I was about to find out。 Emily carried the wicker basket to 
  Miranda’s office and carefully; reverentially; placed it on the 
  plush carpeting beside me。 She sat down and began removing the 
  skirts one by one and laying them in a circle around us。 There was a 
  beautiful crocheted skirt in shocking fuchsia by Celine; a pearl 
  gray wraparound by Calvin Klein; and a black suede one with black 
  beads along the bottom by Mr。 de la Renta himself。 There were skirts 
  in red and ecru and lavender; s
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