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“Isn’t everybody?” Elaine asked

“I’ve only been in New York for three weeks,” Carrie said

“Where you from?” Elaine asked

“I’ia called Delano, but I came here from Atlanta I lived there for two years”

“And what brought you to our city?” Stone asked

“I’ in Atlanta, it was either New York or LA Since it’s spring, I thought I’d start in New York, and if I hadn’t found work by winter, I’d move on to LA ”

Stone was fascinated by her mouth, which moved in an oddly attractive hen she talked

“And have you found work yet?”

“Almost immediately,” she said, “but not as an actress I’ve been working as a lip model”

“I’m not surprised,” Stone said

“A lip model?” Dino asked

“I’ve been s In the afternoons I’ve been e work”

“That’s tough,” Elaine said

“Well, I’ve had one very attractive offer,” Carrie said, “from a man called Del Wood”

Stone knew hi of Broadho composed both music and lyrics and ned his own theater “The new Irving Berlin,” Stone said, “as he’s often called”

“Unfortunately,” Carrie said, “the offer cas”

“Ah,” Stone said “Del Wood has that reputation He is also known as Del Woodie”

Carrie laughed “I can believe it Do you knohat he said to me?”

“I can’t wait to find out,” Dino said, leaning forward

“He said-and please pardon the language; it’s his, not mine-‘I want to strip off that dress, lay you on your belly, and fuck you in the ass’ ”

“Oh,” Dino said

Stone was speechless

“I was thinking of suing him for sexual harassment,” Carrie said

“Well,” Dino said, indicating Stone, “meet your neyer”

“Oh, are you a lawyer?” Carrie asked Stone

“Yes, but I’m not sure you’d have much of a case”

“Why not?”