And they can wander as slowly as Marian likes -- Amy knows this is a lot to take in and look at.
But eventually they reach the grandly carved door of the Mauve State Drawing Room.
"Ready?" Amy asks, and smiles at the footman who jumps to open the door for them. "Thank you."
This is a room for formally receiving the people who will never be invited to see the Queen's Study. It's all done in gold and mauve, and it's dominated by two huge portraits. The King in Ermine and Robes of State and the Most Impressive of Crowns is clearly Perry (or at least, clearly Algernon).
The other is of a young woman in a very grand pale purple gown. She has hair just slightly darker than gold, and a perfectly straight nose, and nary a freckle in sight. She looks almost, but not quite entirely, completely unlike Amy. (She doesn't even look like Amethyst.)
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And they can wander as slowly as Marian likes -- Amy knows this is a lot to take in and look at.
But eventually they reach the grandly carved door of the Mauve State Drawing Room.
"Ready?" Amy asks, and smiles at the footman who jumps to open the door for them. "Thank you."
This is a room for formally receiving the people who will never be invited to see the Queen's Study. It's all done in gold and mauve, and it's dominated by two huge portraits. The King in Ermine and Robes of State and the Most Impressive of Crowns is clearly Perry (or at least, clearly Algernon).
The other is of a young woman in a very grand pale purple gown. She has hair just slightly darker than gold, and a perfectly straight nose, and nary a freckle in sight. She looks almost, but not quite entirely, completely unlike Amy. (She doesn't even look like Amethyst.)