"It was too bad these Meycans - the nobles, at least - thought a girl should be reserved solely for the husband they eventually picked for her." (p. 15)
To Ruori, it would be natural for him and Tresa to make love on first acquaintance. She takes him onto a balcony where:
"An aged serving woman, stationed to act as a duenna for couples that wandered thither, had wrapped up in her mantle against the cold and fallen asleep." (p. 19)
Ruori addresses Bispo Don Carlos Ermosillo as "'S'nor'...hoping it was the right title." (p. 17)
It probably isn't but clergy get used to being addressed respectfully by people unfamiliar with the complicated terminology. In which film does a US Army chaplain say, "You don't have to call me 'Father.' I'm an Anabaptist.'"?
2 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
I'm reminded of how, I think, low church Anglican MINISTERS object to being called "Father," while high church PRIESTS accept that title.
Ad astra! Sean
Sean,
Indeed. There is every variation.
Paul.
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