[Zuben Elgenubi]

Ms. Herlihy(the landlady), who speaks Russian and took the family under wing shortly after it resettled in the area, declined to elaborate.

How many Irish-American landladies speak Russian and then lease their rooms to Russian/Chetchnian immigrants?

[lodi90]

How many Irish-American landladies speak Russian and then lease their rooms to Russian/Chetchnian immigrants?

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She is most likely a pinko. Once upon a time it was fashionable to learn Russian among the lefty crowd.