Huh? Uh, you mean-- You're not a servant of the Church?

[ This realization gives him pause (and further reason to be so embarrassed). No, on second thought, she looks a lot more like a visiting dignitary -- and here he's been making an ass of himself this whole time. ]

Oh goodness, oh, I'm so sorry if I've offended you! You should have said something-- But I'd just assumed... No, no, it's perfectly all right! Why wouldn't it be?