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Billie cocked her head to the side, then twisted her spine a bit each way It was better Yet another aspect of genteel fe Or rather, "good" corset wearing Apparently the ones she’d been wearing were far too permissive

"Thank you," she said to the seamstress, then cleared her throat "Er, merci"

"For you, ze corset should not be too unco over to inspect her handiwork "Your stomach is lovely and flat The problem we have is your breasts"

Billie looked up in alar her head sadly

It was eh to have one’s breasts discussed like chicken wings, but then Crossy actually grabbed her She looked over at Lady Manston "We need to push them up more, don’t you think?"

She then demonstrated Billie wanted to die on the spot

"Hmmm?" Lady Manston’s face screwed up as she considered the placeht They look much better up there"

"I’ave up She had no power here

Crossy said so in rapid-fire French to her assistants, and before Billie kneas happening, she’d been unlaced and relaced, and when she looked down, her bosom was most definitely not where it had been just a few moments earlier

"Much better," Crossy declared

"Goodness," Billie murmured If she nodded she could actually touch her chin to her chest

"He won’t be able to resist you," Crossy said, leaning in with a confidential wink

"Who?"

"There’s always a who," Crossy said with a chuckle

Billie tried not to think of George But she wasn’t successful Like it or not, he was her who

While Billie was trying not to think of George, he was trying not to think of fish Kippers to be precise

He’d spent the better part of the week at the War Office, trying to gain information about Edward This had involved several out, had been a decorated general in His Majesty’s ar he’d said) but it did lish soil, where a man could have a proper breakfast every day

Lord Arbuthnot was apparently stillup for his years of ie joined him for supper, the table had been laid as nors three ways, bacon, toast And kippers Lots and lots of kippers