‘Hoc officium, Fili-tibine imponemus oneri?’ he whispered. ‘If they want me,’ the monk answered softly, ‘honorem accipiam.’ The abbot smiled. ‘You heard me badly. I said “burden,” not “honor.” Cruets autem onus si audisti ut honorem, nihilo errasti auribus.’ ‘Accipiam,’ the monk repeated. ‘You’re certain?’
