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Though they are quite different, Grace quite likes Hans. He is earnest, generally unsmiling and can’t stop pressing his gold-rimmed glasses back up his nose. Everything about him epitomizes “bank manager”, from his grey suit to his light-blue shirt and boring tie. Grace and Hans are about the same age, but seem to come from different planets.
The nine most terrifying words in the English language are,
“I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”
Ronald Reagan
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© 2011 David Frodsham and Heinrich Liechtenstein
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Frodsham, D., Liechtenstein, H. (2011). The Bank Helps. In: Getting Between the Balance Sheets. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230294974_9
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