But his surrender was not the fault of the engravers, but was rendered inevitable by the advent of the middleman, to whom application was made by the Press for blocks, and whose employees all engravers were practically forced into becoming, instead of being able to retain their independence and make their own terms with the Press.
"George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians"
T. Martin Wood
I am only the middleman, or, if you like it better, the agent, in a little private business that concerns you and your betrothed alone.
"The Song of Songs"
Hermann Sudermann
He played the part of the middleman, and that was all.
"The Song of Songs"
Hermann Sudermann