Tender is the Knight
“Dennis asked, turning a piece of red-colored stone and over in his hand. “We cannot mine stone around here because of the clay in the soil. The stone will crumble. This stone has come from quarries near Chepstow that mine red stone and it was brought here on cogs that were full of stone. We are simply reusing stone that has held for a hundred years and now you are telling me it is inferior?”
The stonemason was Welsh and knew his craft. He had come all the way from Cardiff ...to assist in the rebuild of St. Austell and was being paid handsomely from the fortress’ already-strained coffers. His Welsh accent was heavy as he tried to explain.
“Aye, the stone that has held up these walls for a hundred years was sound stone, but the collapse of this wall has crushed some of it,” he said. “I do not have good remaining stone to work with.”
Dennis was exasperated.MoreLess
The stonemason was Welsh and knew his craft. He had come all the way from Cardiff ...to assist in the rebuild of St. Austell and was being paid handsomely from the fortress’ already-strained coffers. His Welsh accent was heavy as he tried to explain.
“Aye, the stone that has held up these walls for a hundred years was sound stone, but the collapse of this wall has crushed some of it,” he said. “I do not have good remaining stone to work with.”
Dennis was exasperated.MoreLess
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