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"I’d forgotten," Andrew said, shuddering with delicious culinary memory

"How on earth could you? It’s heaven in a crust"

"Agreed We shall have to sup together Shall we say at noo --"

"Woerton dropped her fork

Billie turned to her sister with an expression of cautious surprise "I’iana said, her tone approaching truculence

Billie seee would be enjoying her discomfiture, but the conversation had taken such a sharp turn into the bizarre that he could not bring hi but sy the young girl

"What you said earlier," Georgiana said "About woe war less frequently thane was relieved, too Because the only other explanation for wo bloody was a conversation he did not want to have at the dining table

Or anywhere for that iana continued "No one could call her a pacifist"

"They didn’t call her Bloody Mary for nothing," Andrew said

"Exactly!" Georgiana agreed with an enthusiastic nod "And Queen Elizabeth sank an entire arerton corrected

"She gave the orders," Georgiana shot back

"Georgiana has a point," George said, happy to give credit where it was due

Georgiana gave hirateful look

"Indeed," Billie said with a siana seemed ridiculously pleased

"I did not mean to say that woiana was done with her arguiven proper motivation"

"I shudder to think," Andrew er," Billie said with quiet intensity, "I’m quite certain I could be e would wonder about thatshook and twisted The air crackled electric, and everyone – every last Rokesby and Bridgerton at the table – sat al none of thee studied her face It was not difficult to iine her as a warrior, fierce and protective of the people she loved Was he counted aht he was Anyone with his surname would fall beneath her protection

No one spoke No one even breathed until histopic"