“The moneylender and his wife," he said indifferently, jerking his head over his shoulder. "It is always the same in any revolution. The moneylenders are always the first to go.”

—  Christopher Wood (writer)

Wood, Christopher. "Terrible Hard", Says Alice. London: Constable. 1970. (chapter 6)

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