All books are, indeed. It speaks well of him that he handles it so.

"Very likely. I don't know much about it, but I do know it changed somewhat."

And that's about all he knows. But Prouvaire could doubtless talk about it at length!

"In my day, some scholars still write in Greek and Latin, but French is common too. Later, more and more. It's a pity it led to greater difficulty in speaking across national borders, but all the same I think it's good to have scholarship in the tongue of the people."