“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.”

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

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