MRS. FELIX
By endowing that brilliant boy in there to carry on his search for immortality—give him some of your useless millions.
FANNY
Mother! He isn’t a beggar. He can give himself and me everything we need by work.
MRS. FELIX
Yes, but can he give the world everything—
TROMPER
He can give the world more iron rails for railroads; more armor-plate for battleships—
MRS. FELIX
More money for Magnus, you mean. Railroads and battleships never made anybody wiser or happier—