Mary Thinker
You're away at your office all day. I'm here at home with her. It is I who catch all the trouble!
John Thinker
Well, after all, she's more nearly related to you, Mary, than she is to me.
Mary Thinker
She's my mother's third cousin, if you call that near!
John Thinker
Well, then, she's my father's fifth cousin, if you call that near!
Mary Speaker
What were you thinking of, John, dear?