Susan Cooper Quote

But why Latin? demanded Barney.
I don't know, the monks just always used it, that's all, it was one of their things. I suppose it's a religious-sounding kind of language.

Chapter 3 (p. 31) - The Dark Is Rising (1965-1977) - Over Sea, Under Stone (1965)

But why Latin? demanded Barney. I don't know, the monks just always used it, that's all, it was one of their things. I suppose it's a...

But why Latin? demanded Barney. I don't know, the monks just always used it, that's all, it was one of their things. I suppose it's a...

But why Latin? demanded Barney. I don't know, the monks just always used it, that's all, it was one of their things. I suppose it's a...

But why Latin? demanded Barney. I don't know, the monks just always used it, that's all, it was one of their things. I suppose it's a...