“We must stop,” I sputtered, nearly doubled over in laughter. “Your mother will anger at our fun.”
“Oh, let her fuss,” Pearl dismissed as I buttoned her long cuffs trimmed with just an edging of delicate lace. “I"ve never been happier, thanks to you.”
I gave a tug on a strand of her long hair. She only laughed more.
We picked out her jewelry, just a ring and small earrings suitable for her age, and we completed her ensemble, my first creation.
She stood before the long pedestal mirror; her eyes moved up and down and back again. “Ginevra, you"re a genius. I never would have thought to put the purple ribbon round my waist. It works perfectly with the dress.”
It did. It set off the yellow silk and her creamy skin to perfection.
“It works because you are so lovely,” I said, and she was,
