"But everywhere, Mr. Murray? Must we be confessing everywhere?"
"What places would you make the exception?"
Flora was silent.
"Public places in general?"
Still Flora was silent.
"Allow me to ask—Do you approve of the custom anywhere of asking a blessing upon our meat?"
"Certainly—in one's own house. Papa did it always. Meredith does it."
"Then, Miss Flora, if it is a right thing to do at home, how is it not a right thing to do abroad?"
"Everywhere, Mr. Murray? Would you do it in a restaurant?"
"If it is a right thing to do, Miss Flora?—why not in a restaurant?"