Question

Jenkins always seemed to have an uncanny knowledge as to when the landlord or grocer was pestering me and he dunned me for a ghost. Pls explain the following lines and who is the landlord or grocer?

Answer 1

Hallock is the narrator of these lines .he says that the only publisher of his stuff,Jenkins used to urged him to write ghost stories when he needed the money sometimes to pay his rent or for the grocery.

( the name of the landlord or grocer is not mantioned in the story. )
they are the grocerand landlord of John Hallock.

hope it helps.