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Mr Colin Bridgerton was also seen dancing with Miss Penelope Featherington

And to round out this incestuous little ring-around-the-rosy, Miss Penelope Featherington was seen speaking with Mr Geoffrey Albansdale (It would have been too perfect if she'd actually danced with hiree, Dear Reader?)

LadyWhistledown's Society Papers,12 April 1824

When Penelope and Colin entered the drawing roo with both of the Ladies Bridgerton Violet, the dowager, was seated in front of a tea service, and Kate, her daughter-in-law and the wife of Anthony, the current viscount, was attehter CharlottewLook who I bumped into in Berkeley Square,"Colin saidwPenelope," Lady Bridgerton said with a warm smile, "do sit down The tea is still nice and hot,and Cook made her famous butter biscuits"

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Penelope followed Lady Bridgerton's wave to a nearby chair and took a seatwBiscuits are good," Hyacinth said, thrusting a platein her directionwHyacinth," Lady Bridgerton said in a vaguely disapproving voice,"do try to speak in complete sentences"

Hyacinth looked at her mother with a surprised expression "Biscuits Are Good" She cocked her head to the side"Noun Verb Adjective"wHyacinth"

Penelope could see that Lady Bridgerton was trying to look stern as she scolded her daughter, butshe wasn't quite succeedingwNoun Verb Adjective," Colin said, wiping a cru face"Sentence Is Correct"wIf you're barely literate," Kate retorted, reaching for a biscuit "These are good," she said to Penelope, a sheepish s her face "This one'sKate completelywOf course you do," he murmuredwI myself," Eloise said archly, "prefer to place articles befores"

Hyacinth snorted "Your writings!" she echoed "I write many letters," Eloise said with a sniff "And I keep a journal, which I assure you is a very beneficial habit"wIt does keep one disciplined," Penelope put in, taking her cup and saucer froerton's outstretched handswDo you keep a journal?" Kate asked, not really looking at her, since she had just juhter before the two-year-old climbed on a side tablewI'm afraid not," Penelope said with a shake of her head "It requires far too much discipline for me"wI don't think it is always necessary to put an article before a noun," Hyacinth persisted, coo

Unfortunately for the rest of the assee, Eloise was equally tenacious "Youto your noun in a general sense," she said, pursing her lips in a rather superciliousto specific biscuits"

Penelope wasn't positive, but she thought she heard Lady Bridgerton groanw then specifically," Eloise said with an arch of her brows,"you are incorrect"

Hyacinth turned to Penelope "I am positive she did not use specifically correctly in that lastsentence"

Penelope reached for another butter biscuit "I refuse to enter the conversation"ard," Colin ry" Penelope turned to Kate"These are good"

Kate nodded her agreement "I have heard rumors," she said to Penelope, "that your sister may become betrothed"

Penelope blinked in surprise She hadn't thought that Felicity's connection to Mr Albansdale was public knowledgehere have you heard rumors?"wEloise, of course," Kate said "hat I don't know," Eloise said with an easy grin, "Hyacinth usually does It's very convenient"wAre you certain that neither one of you is Lady Whistledown?" Colin jokedwColin!" Lady Bridgerton exclaied "They're certainly both sh to carry off such a feat"

Eloise and Hyacinth beaerton couldn't quite dismiss the co, and Eloise" She looked over at Eloise, atching her with a most amused expression "Well, Eloise is not Lady Whistledown I'm sure of it"

Eloise looked at Colin "I'm not Lady WhistledoThat's too bad," he replied "You'd be filthy rich by now, I iht be a good way to discern her identity"

Five pairs of eyes turned in her directionwShe has to be soht to have," Penelope explainedwA good point," Hyacinth said, "except that I haven't a clue how ht to have"wNeither do I, of course," Penelope replied "But eneral idea" At Hyacinth's blank stare, she added, "For exaht myself a diaed Penelope with her elbow "Bought any diamond parures lately, eh? I could use a thousand pounds"

Penelope let her eyes roll up for a second before replying, because as the current Viscountess Bridgerton, Kate most certainly did not need a thousand pounds "I can assure you," she said, "I don't own a single diaruntlement "Well, you're no help, then"wIt's not so lory"