[She opens her mouth. She pauses, frowns over some facet of his—objection is too harsh a word, but counter argument seems fitting—, and then closes her mouth again to consider it at further length.

She takes another drink before saying,]

I see no reason at all why that should be the case. Property, when one may do with it as they wish, is a very fine investment. And there is nothing about having claim in one place which limits you from doing whatever you like anywhere else. Why—you could sell off your percentage to anyone you wished, even.

Though if you would prefer to retain no stake in the place at all once this hypothetical partnership were dissolved, de Foncé, that would suit me just fine.