"Since no one knew that Perry and I had already met, when he sent an envoy to ask for my hand. Mama didn't want to take any chances until it was too late for him to change his mind. So she told the court painter to flatter me as much as possible.
"I'm fairly certain Herr Van Turpentine painted my sister Pearl from memory and then made the hair a tiny bit darker.
"I'm still sorry I didn't get to see the look on Perry face when it arrived."
Amy looks up at it and them over to Marian and grins. "The dress is accurately rendered, though."
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"Since no one knew that Perry and I had already met, when he sent an envoy to ask for my hand. Mama didn't want to take any chances until it was too late for him to change his mind. So she told the court painter to flatter me as much as possible.
"I'm fairly certain Herr Van Turpentine painted my sister Pearl from memory and then made the hair a tiny bit darker.
"I'm still sorry I didn't get to see the look on Perry face when it arrived."
Amy looks up at it and them over to Marian and grins. "The dress is accurately rendered, though."