s neatly made bed。 Then he went back to rummaging through his closet。 He was supposed
to meet Serena at Blair？s Yale Club party at seven o？clock。 Maybe she？d e up with a way to
makeeverything okay。
Without any Viagra。
Will j resort to homeschooling？
？I guess I failed to raise you properly。？ Rufus sighed heavily as he stared into a troughlike glass
of red wine。 The way he saw it； you had two choices in this city。 Either you spent an arm and a leg
to send your kids to private school； where they learned to shop for insanely expensive clothes and
to be snobbish to their father； but also to converse in Latin； memorize Keats； and do algorithms in
their heads； or； you sent them to public school； where they might not learn to read； might not
graduate； and risked getting shot。 He？d thought he？d done the right thing。 But now it looked like
neither of his kids was going to any school of any kind next year。
？You didn？t fail； Dad；？ Dan corrected as he scarfed down a forkful of sesame noodles。 Rufus and
Jenny had waited outside Hunan 92 on Ninety…second and A