He nnade n0 pretence 0f n0t understanding but answered--

'0f c0urse.'

'There's really n0 sense in her staying 0ver there,' I suggested.

'And yet she is a wise w0nnan,' he said, as if carefully c0nsideringthe questi0n.

'Heaps 0f landl0rds never see their tenants, and they are n0ne thew0rse.'

'The landl0rds?'

'N0, the tenants.'

'Pr0bably, having such landl0rds.'