You are noting the figures, I hope.

There is the cost of the building and the expenditure per horse per annum." "I see." "Here is the exterior of a house.

What do you think of it ?" "It is rather picturesque in its dilapidation." "Picturesque! Would you like to live in it ?" "No," said Erskine.

"I don't see anything very picturesque about it.
What induced you to photograph such a wretched old rookery ?" "Here is a view of the best room in it.

Photography gives you a fair idea of the broken flooring and patched windows, but you must imagine the dirt and the odor of the place.