As Sir PM began to walk towards Lady Flora at their usual meeting point inside Horniman Circle Garden, he noticed that she had a spring in her stride and was sporting a grin. He was glad but also, confused. After all, Dr Viegas had just informed him that a night curfew had been announced across the state with a complete lockdown on weekends. Surely, something big must be keeping his friend in a good mood; ‘maybe, it’s because of Easter,’ he told himself.

“Happy Easter, Lady Flora. I see you’re in quite the mood. I hope you were able to rekindle some of the festivities despite the wretched time that we find ourselves in,” Sir PM enquired, at his usual polite best. “A blessed Easter to you and the missus. It was solemn and peaceful, just as I had imagined,” she smiled, quickly adding, “I decided to head to Holy Name Cathedral for the Easter Vigil service. I usually attend the service at St Thomas Cathedral, but since the Captain was visiting cousins in Poona, I thought it might be a good idea to head here.” Sir PM’s eyes rolled as soon as she said this but she chose to ignore his reaction, and continued. “It’s quite a spectacular place of worship, architecture-wise, too. And, it turned out to be such a wonderful service led by His Eminence Archbishop Oswald Cardinal Gracias who was the main celebrant,” she said.