With cold and calculated decisions, London banks were tightening their grip upon society.  | Con frío y decisiones calculadas, los bancos de Londres apretaban su apretón sobre sociedad.  | 
Then I feel as if the chain were tightening on my neck.  | Siento como si me apretara la cadena al cuello.  | 
Just as if a strong man were tightening a tough leather strap around my head as a headband, so too, while I stopped the in-breaths and out-breaths through my mouth, nose, and ears, there were violent pains in my head.  | Igual que si un hombre fuerte estuviese apretando una correa dura alrededor de mi cabeza a modo de cinta, así también, mientras dejé de inspirar y espirar a través de mi boca, nariz y oídos, aparecieron violentos dolores en mi cabeza.  | 
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