What does the judge ask Meursault about his mother in The Stranger?

In
by , Meursault is implicated in the murder of an Arab man. The Arab is the
brother of Raymond Sintes' mistress. Raymond (Meursault's friend), raises the ire of his
mistress' brother when he beats her up for her supposed infidelity to him (Raymond).

When Mersault shoots the Arab dead, he is himself thrown into prison to await trial for
the murder. At his trial, the judge asks him why he put his mother into a nursing home. Mersault
answers that he did not have enough money to take care of her on his own. The judge then asks
whether the parting with his mother had caused him any distress. To this question, Mersault
neglects to answer either yes or no. Instead, he tells the judge that neither he nor his mother
expected much from each other or anyone else. Because of this, Mersault claims that both he and
his mother did not experience unnecessary hardship or suffering in adjusting to the new
circumstances.

His first question was: Why had I sent
mother to an institution? I replied that the reason was simple; I hadnt enough money to see that
she was properly looked after at home. Then he asked if the parting hadnt caused me any
distress. I explained that neither Mother nor I expected much of one another, or for that
matter, of anybody else; so both of us had got used to the new conditions easily
enough.