Out of Africa Religion Quotes

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Quote #10

The Bishop of Nairobi, I was told, had not wanted to come out, because there had not been time to have the burial-ground consecrated, but there was another clergyman present, who read out the funeral service […]. (5.3.53)

The site where Denys is buried, which he himself chose, has special meaning for the Baroness, because it is on her farm and is a place where she spent lots of time with her dear friend. Of course, it isn't a specially-designated cemetery, so the Bishop can't perform a proper funeral there according to Church rules. There's tension between what is personally sacred and officially sacred.