tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31106056.post2692064584771499412..comments2024-03-20T01:12:10.866-07:00Comments on the moving castle: Toby Tyler and the Boys' School Storykittens not kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01687718497473389899noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31106056.post-50488632226930456472007-03-28T05:56:00.000-07:002007-03-28T05:56:00.000-07:00Pretty much yes ! I checked and all the major bank...Pretty much yes ! I checked and all the major banking and financial institutions had their headquarters there for two or three centuries !Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31106056.post-74585632874529058172007-03-26T04:41:00.000-07:002007-03-26T04:41:00.000-07:00yay! thank you! If I just keep reading, eventually...yay! thank you! If I just keep reading, eventually, I'll know everything there is to know about England!<BR/><BR/>I'd guess Lombard Street is the English equivalent of Wall Street?kittens not kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01687718497473389899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31106056.post-2519202366462569432007-03-25T21:33:00.000-07:002007-03-25T21:33:00.000-07:00I believe I can help you on that one! It means lon...I believe I can help you on that one! It means long odds since Lombard Street in London was (and probably still is) the centre of the great Banking and Mercantile life of "The City". It essentially means to stake the Bank of England against a common orange - that is, to stake what is of untold value (the Bank of England in Lombard Street) against a mere trifle (a China orange).Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.com