Ignorant of what was brewing,
Like a well-conducted city
Went on innocently chewing.
"The water in the South-West Norfolk Fens has now subsided about 6 in. Two 6 ft. openings have been cut in the river bank near the Southery engine to let the water flow into the river. Two temporary slackers have been put in the openings, so that they can be closed when the tide is higher in the river."
Provincial Paper.
They might just as well have been put into the trenches.