She talked to her instead about what she and her mother had done in the old days until her aunt’s eyes closed and she fell asleep.
Lela went quickly away and downstairs to where she found a great number of books that she wanted to read.
There were also some pictures that she knew were not only beautiful but valuable and were a part of the Baron’s collection.
She had already learned from her aunt how he had saved up every penny he could to buy pictures in all the countries that they had visited.
She thought that it would be a great pity for his collection to be broken up by his son Nicolaes.
It must most certainly be kept intact for the elder brother.
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The next morning Lela was back at the Mauritshuis working until luncheontime and then went there again in the afternoon.
She was co
