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"One week?" Billie exclaimed "You can’t possibly ready the house in one week"

"Oh, pish Of course I can" Her ave her a look of a"

"That you were, my dear," her father said affectionately

He would be no help at all, Billie realized If she was going to put a stop to thisto have to do it herself "Think of the guests, Maive them more notice People lead busy lives They will have plans"

Her mother waved this away as if it were of no consequence "I’ to send invitations across the country We’ve plenty of time to reach friends in the nearby counties Or London"

"Who will you invite?" Lady Manston asked

"You, of course Do say you’ll come and stay with us It will be so much more fun to have everyone under one roof"

"That hardly seereed For the love of God, they lived only three miles apart

George gave her a look

"Oh, please," she said impatiently "You can’t possibly take offense"

"I can," Andrew said with a grin "In fact I think I will, just for the fun of it"

"Mary and Felix," Lady Bridgerton said "We cannot possibly have a celebration without them"

"It would be nice to see Mary," Billie adhs?" Lady Manston asked

George groaned "Surely that ship has sailed, Mother Didn’t you just tell ed?"

"Indeed" Hisher soupspoon to her lips "But she has a younger sister"

Billie let out a choked laugh, then quickly schooled her face into a frohen George threw her a furious scowl

Lady Manston’s s "And a cousin"

"Of course she does," George said under his breath

Billie would have expressed some sort of sympathy, but of course that was the moment her ownmen, too"

Billie’s eyes widened in horror She should have known that her turn was co "Mother, don’t," she cautioned

Cautioned? Ordered was more like it