Janet Laing dressed in Japanese costume. The reason Etheldreda’s daughters look solemn if not sulky is because they had to sit still for so long – a minute or more – that they couldn’t hold a smile for that long.
26 July 2017
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Janet Laing dressed in Japanese costume. The reason Etheldreda’s daughters look solemn if not sulky is because they had to sit still for so long – a minute or more – that they couldn’t hold a smile for that long.