Definitely! And Cosette is seventeen -- why, eighteen before too very long! -- and thus entirely adult too, and certainly old enough to act like it and host parties for as many people as she likes, and bring a proper Christmas to Milliways.

"I'd like you to know them too. Have I met all your friends? I'm not certain I have. There are so many good people here! I'm sure there are lots of lovely people neither of us know. But we shall have a lovely Christmas party. Or perhaps an Epiphany party -- I don't know the precise date here, you know, now that I think of it. Only that it's the season."