Chapter 9
In addition to Latin, Esme was learning to read the strange textured formatting some of the library books were printed in.
“It’s called Braille,” she said as we walked to breakfast one morning. The mountains in the distance were edged with heavy blue clouds and the courtyard was under the cloak of light fog. “Every letter in the alphabet is represented by a set of dots arranged in a specific way. After memorizing the pattern, you read them with your fingertips.”
“That sounds so slow,” I said.
“It’s very slow. But you can get better at it with practice. It’s a good way to read because of the time it takes. It’s not possible to skim and you must pay attention to every word and sentence. And it’s worth the trouble because the Braille books are the most interesting ones. Rielle s
