The spring then ran into a considerable brook, across which was the forest.
Felix's idea was to run a palisade along the margin of the brook, and up both sides of the valley to the ridge.

There he would build a fort.

The edges of the chalk cliffs he would connect with a palisade or a wall, and so form a complete enclosure.

He mentioned his scheme to the shepherds; they did not greatly care for it, as they had always been secure without it, the rugged nature of the country not permitting horsemen to penetrate.

But they were so completely under his influence that to please him they set about the work.