They come to me (a poor old chap!)

And take one room—mostly the same;

A quiet spot, they say, for Nap:

(But "Crib's" their real game.)

Their luggage is a smallish trunk,

A whopping walking-stick—alway!

When for a month they've fed and drunk,

I gently hint at pay.

They say, "Why, certainly! They mean

To dwell some months beneath my roof.