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"George?"

He looked up Hishim with some concern "You don’t look well," she said

"I don’t feel well," he said curtly

His htly, the only indication of her surprise "I don’t io to London," Billie said

George snapped to attention "Are you joking?" Good God, that would be a disaster If he orried about hisa distraction…

She drew back, visibly offended "Why would I be joking?"

"You hate London"

"I’ve only been the once," she said stiffly

"What?" Lady Manston exclaimed "How is that possible? I know you didn’t have a Season, but it’s barely even a full day’s ride"

Billie cleared her throat "There was some hesitation on the part of my mother after what happened at ed a little, then htly declared: "Well, that settles it, then We cannot live in the past"

George regarded his mother with a slow dose of dread "Settles what, exactly?"

"Billie o to London"

Chapter 18

And so it was that less than one week later Billie found herself stripped down to her un on in French while they jabbed her with pins and needles