They took him along the side of the ravine, and Kenwyne, stopping now and then, drew his attention to a plan he carried.
"We'll need about forty feet of log underpinning at this point, and you'll see that it's provided for," he said. "On the next section there's a good deal of soil to move; I have an estimate of the number of wagon loads." Farther on he stopped again. "From here to the bridge it will come to only a ton for every three or four yards."
Mowbray studied the plan and some sheets of figures.
"You seem to have thought the matter out very carefully," he commented.
"It needed close attention," said Broadwood.
Mowbray looked at the men keenly.
"There's a comprehensiveness about these plans and calculations that I did not expect from you," he said dryly. "To tell the truth, I'm somewhat surprised by them."
They did not answer this, and Kenwyne frowned in warning as he saw Lance's amused expression.
"The trail would be useful, sir," Broadwood urged.
"I think so. Do you feel competent to make it? The scheme is bolder than anything of the kind we have undertaken."