I'd been in tighter spots. The mortar was soft. With a decent metal spoon and time on my hands, a few weeks' hard digging and I'd be free.
Well done, Mister Lipvig.
You ... set this up!
Lord Vetinari's orders. He calls it "occupational therapy".
Occupa... I call it torture!
Not upset, are you? Only you really entered into the spirit of the thing! Admirable, the way you kept going. Stuffing all the dust into your mattress: very tidy. Now you really should get some rest. We'll be hanging you in half an hour.