She looked at him confused when he said the boy was a thief. Why on earth would he hire some delinquent kid, when there were decent boys looking for jobs. Possibly a thief. Well, still a risk. She opened her mouth to argue, when he mentioned how he had the same done for him. She closed her mouth. That was unfair. How could she argue with that? "Of course..." she said, though hesitantly. "But ye know... workhouses are a lot better these days... And there's a lot of good kids whose families could use the extra money. Wouldn't it be wiser to hire someone... not so suspicious?" She didn't want to argue with him, especially since she felt she was indebted to him for not getting angry about the spoiled meal, but she didn't like the idea of what an unreliable boy could do to her husband's business.