Good landladies—those who are superb cooks and launderers, are figures as popular in fiction as the bad ones who terrorize their guests and overcharge them at the slightest opportunity.

善良的女房东——如那些擅长厨艺和洗钱的房东，和那些恐吓客人、一有机会就多收钱的坏房东一样，都是小说中受欢迎的人物。