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Billie looked over at his mother for confire," she said with an indulgent smile

"There are so many rules," Billie said sheepishly "I couldn’t remember if for some reason I was ?" Lady Manston asked

"An hour or so," George replied "My errand took less time than I’d anticipated"

"It was an errand?" she said "I thought it was a e hadn’t been so entranced with Billie, he ht have had the ithal tofor infor to scold hi hi up at hi eyes

"You really do look beautiful," he said

"Thank you" She saze fell to her hands, which were nervously riffling against the folds of her skirt "You look very handso

"Would you care to dance?" he blurted

"Now?" She smiled adorably "Is there music?"

There wasn’t It was some testament to how foolish in love he’d become that he did not even feel eested "The ain shortly"

Billie looked to Lady Manston, who gave her approval with a wave "Go," she said, "but stay ithin sight"

George was jolted out of his dreah to shoot histo compromise her reputation"

"Of course not," she said airily "I want to entlerabbed Billie’s arton heir," Lady Manston continued, "and you know, I don’t think he’s too young"

George gave her a look of ton, Mother"

Billie choked down a laugh "Oh, ht"

"Good"

"She’s Sybilla now, anyway," hisonly what she wished to "And Sybilla Billington has rather a nice ring to it"