Sentence:  “A very welcome, kind, useful present, that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich <WSD>person</WSD> has arrived. Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. […]” 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An individual; usually a human being. (from 13th c.)