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时尚女魔头 穿普拉达的恶魔 英文原版-第48部分

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  explain—never mind ask anyone else to understand—how the outside 
  world just melted into nonexistence; that the only thing remaining 
  when everything else vanished wasRunway 。 It was especially 
  difficult to explain this phenomenon when it was the single thing in 
  my life I despised。 And yet; it was the only one that mattered。

  “Listen; I have to get back to Joey。 He has two friends over and 
  they’ve probably torn apart the entire house by this point。”

  “Joey? Does that mean you’re in Larchmont? You don’t usually watch 
  him on Wednesdays。 Is everything OK?” I was hoping to steer him away 
  from the blatantly obvious fact that I had gotten too wrapped up at 
  work for six straight hours; and this seemed like the best path。 
  He’d tell me how his mom had gotten held up at work accidentally or 
  perhaps had to go see Joey’s teacher for conferences that night when 
  the regular babysitter canceled。 He’d never plain of course—that 
  just wasn’t his style—but he’d at least tell me what was going on。

  “Yeah; yeah; everything’s fine。 My mom just had an emergency client 
  meeting tonight。 Andy; I can’t really talk about it now。 I was just 
  calling before with some good news。 But you didn’t call me back;” he 
  said flatly。

  I wrapped the phone cord; which had begun to slowly unravel; so 
  tight around my pointer and middle fingers that they began to 
  pulsate。 “I’m sorry” was all I could manage; because even though I 
  knew he was right; that I was insensitive not to have called; I was 
  too worn out to present a huge defense。 “Alex; please。 Please don’t 
  punish me by not telling me something good。 Do you know how long 
  it’s been since anyone has called with good news? Please。 Give me 
  that at least。” I knew he’d respond to my rational approach; and he 
  did。

  “Look; it’s not that exciting。 I just went ahead and made all the 
  arrangements for us to go back for our first Homeing together。”

  “You did? Really? We’re going?” I’d brought it up a couple times 
  before in what I’d liked to believe had been an offhand and casual 
  way; but in a decidedly non…Alex fashion he’d been hedging on 
  mitting to our going together。 It was really early to be planning 
  any of it; but the hotels and restaurants in Providence were always 
  full months ahead of time。 I’d dropped it a few weeks earlier; 
  figuring that we would figure something out; find a place to stay 
  somewhere。 But somehow; of course; he’d picked up on just how badly 
  I wanted to go with him; and he’d figured out everything。

  “Yeah; it’s done。 We have a rental car—a Jeep; actually—and I 
  reserved a room at the Biltmore。”

  “At the Biltmore? You’re kidding? You got a room there? That’s 
  amazing。”

  “Yeah; well; you’ve always talked about wanting to stay there; so I 
  figured we should try it。 I even made a reservation for brunch on 
  Sunday at Al Forno for ten people; so we can each gather up the 
  troops and have everyone in one place at one time。”

  “No way。 You did all of this already?”

  “Sure。 I thought you’d be really psyched。 That’s why I was really 
  looking forward to telling you about it。 But apparently you were too 
  busy to call back。”

  “Alex; I’m thrilled。 I can’t even tell you how excited I am; and I 
  can’t believe you figured everything out already。 I’m really sorry 
  about before; but I can’t wait for October。 We’re going to have the 
  best time; thanks to you。”

  We talked for another couple minutes。 By the time I hung up; he 
  didn’t sound mad anymore; but I could barely move。 The effort to win 
  him back; to find the right words not only to convince him that I 
  hadn’t overlooked him but also to reassure him that I was 
  appropriately grateful and enthusiastic had drained the last 
  reserves of my energy。 I don’t remember getting into the car or the 
  ride Home or whether or not I said hello to John Fisher…Galliano in 
  the lobby of my building。 Besides a bone…deep exhaustion that hurt 
  so much it almost felt good; the only thing I remember feeling at 
  all was relief that Lily’s door was shut and no light peeked out 
  from under it。 I thought about ordering in some food; but the mere 
  thought of locating a menu and a phone was too overwhelming—another 
  meal that simply wasn’t happening。

  Instead; I sat on the crumbling concrete of my furnitureless balcony 
  and leisurely inhaled a cigarette。 Lacking the energy to actually 
  blow the smoke out; I let it seep from my mouth and hang in the 
  still air around me。 At some point I heard Lily’s door open; her 
  footsteps shuffling along the hallway; but I quickly turned out my 
  lights and sat in the darkened silence。 There had just been fifteen 
  straight hours of talking; and I could talk no more。

  13

  “Hire her;” Miranda had decreed when she met Annabelle; the twelfth 
  girl I’d interviewed and one of only two that I’d decided were fit 
  to even meet Miranda。 Annabelle was a native French speaker (she 
  actually spoke so little English I had to have the twins translate 
  for me); a graduate of the Sorbonne; and the possessor of a long; 
  hard body; with gorgeous brown hair。 She had style。 She wasn’t 
  afraid to wear stilettos on the job and didn’t seem to mind 
  Miranda’s brusque manner。 In fact; she was rather aloof and brusque 
  herself and never really seemed to make any sort of eye contact。 
  Always kind of bored; a touch disinterested; and supremely 
  confident。 I was thrilled when Miranda wanted her; both because it 
  saved me weeks more of meeting nanny wannabes and because it 
  indicated—in some teeny; tiny way—that I was starting to get it。

  Get what; exactly; I wasn’t sure; but things were going as smoothly 
  as I could have hoped at this point。 I’d pulled off the clothing 
  order with only a few noticeable screwups。 She hadn’t exactly been 
  psyched when I’d shown her everything she’d ordered from Givenchy 
  and accidentally pronounced it precisely as it appears—give…EN…chee。 
  After much glaring and a few snide ments; I was informed of the 
  correct pronunciation; and everything went reasonably well until she 
  had to be told that the Roberto Cavalli dresses she’d requested 
  hadn’t been made yet and wouldn’t be ready for another three weeks。 
  But I’d handled that and had managed to coordinate fittings in the 
  Closet with her tailor and had assembled nearly everything in the 
  closet in her Home dressing room; a space roughly the size of a 
  studio apartment。

  The party planning had continued in Miranda’s absence and picked up 
  again full…force with her return; but there was surprisingly little 
  panic—it appeared that everything was in order; and that the 
  uping Friday was set to go off without a hitch。 Chanel had 
  delivered a one…of…a…kind; floor…length red beaded sheath while 
  Miranda was in Europe; and I’d immediately sent it to the cleaners 
  for a once…over。 I’d seen a similar Chanel dress in black in the 
  pages ofW the month before; and when I pointed it out to Emily; 
  she’d nodded somberly。

  “Forty thousand dollars;” she’d said; moving her head up and down; 
  up and down。 She double…clicked on a pair of black pants onstyle 
  ; where she’d spent months scouring for ideas for her uping trip 
  to Europe with Miranda。

  “Forty thousand WHAT?”

  “Her dress。 The red one from Chanel。 It costs forty thousand dollars 
  if you were to buy it retail。 Of course; Miranda isn’t paying full 
  price; but she didn’t get this one for free; either。 Isn’t it wild?”

  “Forty thousand DOLLARS?” I’d asked again; still unable to believe 
  that I’d held a single item worth so much money in my hands just 
  hours earlier。 I couldn’t help a quick conceptualization of forty 
  grand: two full years’ college tuition; a down payment on a new 
  Home; an averageyearly salary for a typical American family of four。 
  Or; at the very least; one hell of a lot of Prada bags。 But one 
  dress? I thought I’d seen it all at that point; but I was due 
  another zinger when the dress came back from the couture dry cleaner 
  with a calligraphic envelope that readMs。 Miranda Priestly 。 Inside 
  was a hand…printed invoice on cream…colored cardstock that read:

  Garment type:Evening gown。 Designer:Chanel。 Length:Ankle。 
  Colour:Red。 Size:Zero。 Description:Hand…beaded; sleeveless with 
  slight scoop neckline; invisible side zipper; heavy silk lining。 
  Service:Basic; first…time cleaning。 Fee:670。

  There was an additional note underneath the actual bill part from 
  the shop’s owner; a woman I was sure paid both the rent for her 
  store and her Home with the money she received from Elias on behalf 
  of Miranda’s extensive dry…cleaning addiction。

  We were delighted to work on such a gorgeous gown and we hope you 
  enjoy wearing it to your party at the Metropolitan Museum of Art。 As 
  directed; we will pick up the gown on Monday; May 24; for its 
  postparty cleaning。 Please let us know if we may be of any 
  additional service。 All the best; Colette。

  Either way; it was only Thursday and Miranda had a brand…new and 
  newly cleaned gown resting gently in her closet; and Emily had 
  located the exact silver Jimmy Choo sandals she’d requested。 The 
  hair stylist was due at her house at five…thirtyP 。M。 on Friday; the 
  makeup artist at five forty…five; and Uri was on call for exactly 
  six…fifteen to take Miranda and Mr。 Tomlinson to the museum。

  Miranda had already left for the day to watch Cassidy’s gymnastics 
  meet; and I was hoping to duck out early to surprise Lily。 She’d 
  just finished her last exam of the year and I wanted to take her out 
  for a celebration。

  “Hey; Em; do you think I could leave by six…thirty or seven today? 
  Miranda said she didn’t need the Book because there really wasn’t 
  anything new;” I added quickly; irritated that I had to beg my 
  equal; my peer for permission to leave work after only twelve hours 
  instead of the usual fourteen。

  “Um; sure。 Yeah; whatever。 I’m leaving now。” She checked her 
  puter screen and saw that it was a little after five。 “Stay for 
  another couple hours and then head out。 She’s with the twins 
  tonight; so I don’t think she should be calling much。” She had a 
  date that night with the guy she’d met in LA over New Year’s。 He’d 
  finally made it to New York and; surprise of all surprises; he’d 
  actually called。 They were headed to Craftbar for drinks; at which 
  point she would treat him to Nobu if he was behaving himself。 She’d 
  made the reservations five weeks earlier when he’d e…mailed that he 
  might be in New York; but Emily still had to use Mirand
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