Evelina came out of the kitchen, looked at her daughter, and said faintly, "First, light a stick of incense for your father."
Mabel Quinn took three sticks of incense, lit them with a candle, bowed three times to her father's portrait, and then inserted the incense into the burner.
When the incense had completely burned out, the three of them bowed three more times to the portrait before putting away the offerings.
During dinner, Evelina said, "Let me tell you, regardless of what unpleasantness you might have had with that Lyra Grant lady, don't provoke her in the future, understand! I heard later that day, she only accidentally spilled some drink on your clothes, yet you asked Soren to take off his coat for you to wear. Don't you know Soren is Miss Grant's boyfriend?"
