It was never time to think of such memories of the years long ago, the ones that caused such controversy at the time.
The Girl with a Pearl Earring's youngest daughter, Maria Van de Graaf meets a man from Papists Corner called Ignatius Vermeer, the son of a painter. He's charming and keen. Maria would be, if she wasn't a good Protestant girl and he a frivolous Catholic. But the trouble with their relationship runs deeper than just religion. Maria's parents don't seem too happy either.