But he married a very extravagant lady, and in conjunction with her entered on theatrical speculations, which his tastes and nature ill-fitted him to successfully promote; and not possessing adequate capital to legitimately advance his various theatrical schemes, he became the prey of money-lenders, and bill-discounters.
"Curiosities of Impecuniosity"
H. G. Somerville
And yet there are those who dare to say a word against bill-discounters!
"Eve and David"
Honore de Balzac
Lord Holland had been forced to pay out a hundred thousand pounds for Charles, and even this enormous sum did not entirely free Mr. Fox from the discounters and the hounds.
"Richard Carvel, Complete"
Winston Churchill Last Updated: March 5, 2009