1822年,一个中年男子因为还不起巨额债务被关进了伦敦债务监狱。他的儿子刚10岁,就被迫到面包店里干杂工,后来又经人介绍到一家炭粉店刷油漆。男孩没日没夜地工作,希望挣足钱好把父亲保释出来。到了2月22日——债务偿还期限的最后一天,男孩一家人仍没有把钱凑齐,父亲便被法院判 In 1822, a middle-aged man was held in London Debt Prison because he could not afford huge debts. When his son was just 10 years old, he was forced to work in a bakery and later was introduced to a charcoal shop to paint. The boy worked day and night, hoping to earn enough money to bail his father. On February 22, the last day of the debt repayment period, the family of the boy still did not collect the money and his father was sentenced by the court.