It is the basement tries her, poor soul.

She says she has never been used to it.

Her first husband was in the tin trade, and they had a tidy little shop in the Borough." "Oh, Mrs.Martin has been married before," observed Malcolm.

He was rather surprised at this piece of intelligence.
"Lord love you, yes, sir; and when she became Josh Leggett's widow she just took up with me because she said she felt lonesome.

She did it with her eyes open as I often tell her, but she has never got over the basement.