“Sure, we’re right underneath the road now. The ground is good and hard. It didn’t need any shoring at all. Now, see the footings of the wall! Mind your heads! From here I’ve had some props put in to hold the weight. Farther on the going gets really soft, but we’ve run out of decent timber. Still, I don’t reckon it’ll make a great deal of difference. If we move the army along fast enough we should all be inside the Abbey before they know what’s hit them.”
