The lengths were calculated according to the empirical rules of the trade.

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I have no objection to 'convicted' criminals being forced to give up the loot. The idea of seizing someone's wealth without convicting them of a criminal offence is distictly unEnglish. It doesn't accord with the priciples of English justice I was brought up to respect. It simply turns the police and courts into thieves.

A postern with a blind wicket there was, / A common trade to pass through Priam's house