You know,
Cousin Fanny, that we try to do our duty by you.
Cousin Fanny [Flinging his hand off.]
You try to do your duty by my money! I know!
I see! You talk of love and duty, but it's my money you want! But I may fool you—I may fool you yet. It's not too late to change my will. It's not too late to leave it all to charity!
[She speaks these lines with a cunning leer, and
John Thinker, nudging
Mary Thinker and pointing to her, says:]
John Thinker The old cat is capable of it, too!
John Speaker [To
Cousin Fanny.]
If you should leave your money to charity,
Cousin Fanny, you would find it made no difference with us. You know blood is thicker than water,
Cousin Fanny!
Cousin Fanny [Shrewdly, maliciously.]
So is sticky flypaper!