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she prepares for motherhood.”
    “I was not aware that she was with child,” I said, surprised.
    I had gotten to know Julia very well when I took a trip with her and Fitzwilliam to a horse auction. I absolutely adored her. She was the sister I’d never had.
    “It is a rather new development,” a voice called from behind me.
    I turned to see Julia standing there. She was her same rose-cheeked golden-haired self. She couldn’t have been that far along, because she didn’t show at all. We embraced each other in greeting before her mother cleared her throat. She then made introductions to the duchess.
    Finally, I was left alone with Julia as the other two went off to meet other prominent ladies.
    “I am so happy to see you here,” I said at last. “I had no idea you were pregnant though. Why did you not say in your last letter?”
    “I didn’t know then. Henry was home on holiday when I wrote it, if you remember. I found out probably only a few weeks after I sent it. I knew you would be here in London for the season, so I figured I would get the chance to tell you in person.”
    Over the last year since Julia had married my brother, we had devout correspondences to each other. It was nice that even though I hadn’t seen her in a year, we were still able to pick up right where we had left off.
    “So how do you like living with the Duke and Duchess of Bellingham?” Julia asked as we sat at a small table with tea.
    I gave a very un-ladylike sigh.
    “That good?”
    “Well, it has only been a few days.”
    “But,” Julia prodded.
    “I think they will be the death of me,” I whispered. “They are so quiet and refined. I don’t think either one of them has ever smiled.”
    Julia did her best to hide a giggle. “Henry and I spent last Christmas with them. It was awful,” she said with a bright smile.
    “I know Henry can be on the serious side too, but the duke…I can’t believe we come from the same stock,” I retorted.
    “Well, perhaps he is more your father than your mother.”
    I nodded in agreement. “Her Grace has taken it upon herself to chaperone me around to make sure I don’t make a fool of myself apparently. Or, even worse than that, attach myself to someone she might find inappropriate.”
    “There is a rumor going around that you already have a match in place. I could see them wanting to keep you close so as not to fumble that.”
    “How do you even know about that? The duke just told me last night.”
    “This is society in London. We have nothing better to do than sit in drawing rooms and gossip.”
    We both laughed, since it was exactly what we were doing right now.
    “Well, what do the rumors say about me and my match then?” I asked.
    “I heard that they have prepared the Earl of Milford for you.”
    “Well, then you heard right,” I said with a slouch. “I don’t know who that is. Do you know anything about him?”
    Julia shook her head to indicate the negative. “But you never know; it might work out in the end.”
    I rolled my eyes. “If it is someone that my brother wants me to be attached to, I can almost be sure he will be a horribly dull man.”

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