波波小说

第23部分（第3页）

shimmering；　white…winged　moth。

But　he？d　already　deferred　his　admission　at　Evergreen。　What　was　he　supposed　to　do　now？

Lighting　a　Camel；　he　thought　about　barging　into　the　men？s　room　to　rescue　Jenny　just　for　old

times？　sake　and　because　such　a　noble　act　might　make　him　feel　better；　but　he　was　sick　of　always

being　the　responsible　older　brother。　Why　couldn？t　someone　rescuehim　for　a　change？

Okay。

？Son？　Can　I　talk　to　you　for　a　moment？？

Dan　dropped　his　cigarette　on　the　burgundy…and…gold　oriental　carpet；　nearly　jumping　out　of　his

faded　blue　Vans　sneakers　in　surprise。　It　was　his　dad；　in　his　favorite　purple　cotton　sweatpants　and

black　Mets　T…shirt；　looking　ruddy…cheeked　from　too　much　red　wine。

？I　guess；？　Dan　responded　slowly。　The　music　in　the　lounge　was　absurdly　loud。　Dan　led　Rufus

outside。　Out　on　Vanderbilt　Avenue；　the　air　was　steamy　and　the　sidewalks　glittered　black。　Across

the　street；　Grand　Central　Station　looked　like　a　giant　relic　of　the　city？s　past。　A　metallic　blue　？77

Buick　Skylark？another　relic　from　the　past？was　parked　outside　the　Yale　Club；　looking　pletely

out　of　place。　Two　skinny　L？？cole　girls　were　sitting　on　the　curb　having　a　fight　over　who　was

prettier　or　who　smoked　Gauloises　with　more　panache。　Behind　them；　their　gold　Gucci　toe…ring

sandals　lay　discarded　in　a　pile。　Suddenly　they　started　kissing。

？Jesus；？　Rufus　muttered；　tugging　on　his　matted　salt…and…pepper　beard；　which　resembled　a　used

Brillo　pad。

？What；　Dad？？　Dan　whined　impatiently。　It　was　kind　of　embarrassing　standing　outside　the　party

with　his　father。　He　felt　like　he　was　eleven　years　old。

Rufus　tucked　his　hands　inside　the　stretched…out　waistband　of　his　purple　sweatpants　and　Dan

flinched　at　how　unattractive　the　gesture　was。

？After　you　left　you　got　a　call　from　some　raving　Greek　professor　at　Evergreen。　First　he　was　going

nuts　about　how　you　were　supposed　to　sleep　in　his　hammock　and　eat　grape　leaves　with　him；　but

then　he　started　waxing　philosophical　about　how　kids　your　age　can？t　differentiate　between　sex　and

love。　Apparently　he？s　quite　an　expert　on　the　subject。

？Anyway；　I　talked　to　him　for　a　while；　and　what　it　came　down　to　was；　he？s　going　to　make　them

hold　your　place　open　for　the　fall　a）　because　I　asked　him　to　and　b）　because　he　was　supposed　to　be

your　advisor　and　he　wants　you　to　help　him　with　his　book　and　c）　because　we　both　like　you；　even

though　you？re　a　knucklehead。？

Dan　resented　his　dad？s　fond；　vaguely　patronizing　tone。　？You　can？t　tell　me　what　to　do；？　he

countered；　crossing　his　hands　over　his　chest　and　sounding　younger　by　the　minute。　？You　can？t。？

？That？s　true；？　Rufus　agreed。　He　gestured　toward　the　funky　vintage　Buick　parked　outside　the　Yale

Club。　？But　I　already　got　you　the　car。　The　least　you　could　do　is　let　me　teach　you　how　to　drive　it　this

summer　and　then　get　the　hell　out　of　here。？

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