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？Just　a　few　fries　and　some　ketchup；　please；？　Jenny　Humphrey　told　Irene；　the

one…hundred…year…old　bearded　lunch　lady　behind　the　counter　in　the　basement　cafeteria　of　the

Constance　Billard　School　for　Girls。　？Just　afew　；？　Jenny　repeated。　Today　was　the　first　day　of　peer

group；　and　Jenny　didn？t　want　her　senior　peer　group　leaders　to　think　she　was　a　total　pig。

Peer　group　was　a　new　program　the　school　was　trying　out。　Every　Monday　at　lunchtime　the

freshman　girls　were　to　meet　in　groups　of　five　with　two　senior　girls　to　discuss　peer　pressure；　body

image；　boys；　sex；　drugs；　alcohol；　and　any　other　issues　that　might　be　bothering　the　freshman　girls

or　that　the　two　senior　peer　group　leaders　deemed　important　enough　to　talk　about。　The　idea　was

that　if　the　older　girls　shared　their　experiences　with　the　younger　girls　and　started　a　sympathetic

dialogue；　the　younger　girls　would　make　informed　decisions　instead　of　stupid

high…school…career…damaging　mistakes　that　might　embarrass　their　parents　or　the　school。

With　its　beamed　ceiling；　mirrored　walls；　and　birchwood　modernist　tables　and　chairs；　the

Constance　Billard　School　cafeteria　looked　more　like　a　hot　new　restaurant　than　an　institutional

dining　room。　The　dingy　old　cafeteria　had　been　redone　last　summer　because　so　many　students　had

been　going　out　for　lunch　or　bringing　their　own　that　the　school　had　been　losing　money　on　wasted

food。　The　new　cafeteria　had　won　an　architectural　prize　for　its　appealing　design　and　high…tech

kitchen；　and　it　was　now　the　students？　favorite　in…school　hangout；　despite　the　fa