So, "Jack" is not an acquaintance then?

I am not as "ignorant" as you appear to believe. :0)

I am pleased that you don't accompany Mrs Mather to the bell tower, Norman and Elsie would be disgusted to think of your soiled hands on their beloved bells.

Maybe you could tell your good lady, that as a child, I was always taken outside to hear the Inverary bells ring in the New Year.
The peal could be heard all down Loch Fyne on a still night.
Unforgettable.