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`` And the dish gives us indigestion , '' said Madame Valtesi . `` I once spent a week with an aunt who had taken to Litany , as other people take to dram-drinking , you know . We went to Litany every day , and I never had so much dyspepsia before in my life . Litany , taken often , is more indigestible than lobster at midnight . '' `` How exquisite the moon is ! '' said Lady Locke , rising and going towards the window . `` The moon is the religion of the night , '' said Esmé .