They were splashed and dirty, and presently Festing leaned upon his shovel while he got his breath.
"You seem determined to fix it properly," Charnock remarked.
Festing nodded.

"There's no use in piling rock about half-bedded frames.
It would mean trouble if they gave way under a freight train." "You look ahead.

The first difficulty is that if the frames don't hold up, you won't get paid.

The engineers are responsible after the regular traffic starts, and I've no doubt they test a contractor's work.

You would save something in wages if you built a pile-driver to sink those posts." "I haven't the men or time.