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She cut herself off Sed She’d just done exactly what she’d told herself not to do

Argue her point

Defend herself

Act like a child

She shoveled as e in thirty seconds, then stood and grabbed her crutches, which were leaning against the table "I will be in the library if anyone needs round is dry enough to spread a blanket"

Georgiana nodded

"Mother," Billie said to Lady Bridgerton with a nod to replace the norave when she took her leave Yet another thing one couldn’t e on crutches

"Billie," her mother said, her voice conciliatory And perhaps a little frustrated "I wish you wouldn’t…"

Billie waited for her to finish her sentence, but her mother just shook her head

"Nevera crutch into the ground for balance as she pivoted on her good foot She thunked the crutches on the ground, then swung her body between theht as she repeated the motion all the way to the door

It was bloody hard to e still wasn’t sure how Andrew had talked hi visit, but here he was, standing in the grand entry as he handed his hat to Thaertons since before he was born

"You’re doing a good deed, old e’s shoulder with surely more force than was necessary

"Don’t call me old h Of course "Whoood deed Billie will be out of her mind with boredoe h," Andrew conceded, "but my concern was for her family God only knohat madness she’ll inflict upon them if no one shows up to entertain her"

"You talk as if she’s a child"

"A child?" Andrew turned to look at hie kneell enough to find suspicious in the extreerton is in the library," Tha room, I will alert her to your presence"

"No need," Andrew said cheerily "We will join her in the library The last thing ant is to force Miss Bridgerton to hobble about more than is necessary"

"Very kind of you, sir," Thae inquired