‘Of course. It’s to warn of invasion. You know – the Scots, the French, the parliamentarians, the Jacobites and so on. Archie’s currently locked in mortal combat with the Inland Revenue and we’ll use it to warn of their approach.’ ‘So you can start heating the boiling oil and winding up the trebuchet.’ She frowned severely. ‘You can’t fire missiles at the Inland Revenue.’ ‘Sorry.’ ‘You can’t get clearance over the walls. The angles are wrong.’
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