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Guilty?_ George__ face betrayed his surprise. __hatever for?_ __hat neither of your brothers ever offered for me._ Another thing she probably should not have said. But as it happened, Billie did think that Lady Manston felt this way. And when George__ expression slid from curiosity to something that might have been jealousy_ well, Billie could not help but feel a little pleased. __o I think she__ trying to make it up to me,_ she said gamely. __t__ not as if I was waiting for one of them to ask me, but I think she thinks I was, so now she wants to introduce me __ __nough,_ George practically barked. __ beg your pardon?_ He cleared his throat. __nough,_ he said in a much more evenly tempered voice. __t__ ridiculous._ __hat your mother feels this way?_ __hat she thinks introducing you to a pack of useless fops is a sensible idea._ Billie took a moment to enjoy this statement.