Had the Princess known this, she would have been delighted - her family lived only an hour or so away - by Muggle means, at least - from Trois-Rivieres, and indeed, it was not often that foreigners showed any sort of familiarity with her country. It sometimes made her feel somewhat lost in this sea of Old-World Europeans, who often took pleasure in shutting out those whom they believed to be upstarts.
At his remark, she smiled. "The Church community is an international one, is it not, Father? Attending Mass is a point of familiarity when one is so far from home." Although a sore point, who could you say this to if not a priest?
"We hope to attend next Sunday, and we shall be leaving the following morning. Your prayers would be much appreciated, of course."