Then let us hope the situation is illuminated shortly.
[Ha, ha. Good one. The jokes put Lawrence at ease and earns a small chuckle. It's a relief to be in friendly company, regardless of if Monts used the correct title. He's too polite to try and correct her, especially since it's dark: who can tell the difference between a priest or a monsignor or a cardinal when they can't see a foot in front of their face?]
I'd like that very much. Thank you. [And he just kind of assumes they're out of luck on tea, much as he'd prefer that to the plain water, rip.] I am Lawrence-- er, Cardinal Lawrence, rather. [Now he feels bad that that might come across as correcting her, but he's just going to keep going through the interaction.] What is your name, my child?
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[Ha, ha. Good one. The jokes put Lawrence at ease and earns a small chuckle. It's a relief to be in friendly company, regardless of if Monts used the correct title. He's too polite to try and correct her, especially since it's dark: who can tell the difference between a priest or a monsignor or a cardinal when they can't see a foot in front of their face?]
I'd like that very much. Thank you. [And he just kind of assumes they're out of luck on tea, much as he'd prefer that to the plain water, rip.] I am Lawrence-- er, Cardinal Lawrence, rather. [Now he feels bad that that might come across as correcting her, but he's just going to keep going through the interaction.] What is your name, my child?