Strangely, it does make sense in English as it stands, or so it seems to me. So whatever the Latin is doing, the English appears to be doing the same. Perhaps it is because it is two steps removed from reality that the pluperfect is used.
Strangely, it does make sense in English as it stands, or so it seems to me. So whatever the Latin is doing, the English appears to be doing the same. Perhaps it is because it is two steps removed from reality that the pluperfect is used.