"Well, there is Mrs. Earnest, her mother-in-law is a jewel."
"Ah, now you mention a most valuable piece of property, for a woman like that--who models her conduct on the pattern of Aunt Betsey Trotwood, in David Copperfield's household, is a jewel of such magnitude and brilliancy, that she will some day be seen sparkling in Abraham's bosom, from a distance of millions of miles."
"Well, how would you cook mothers-in-law?"
"Make a delicious dish of your husband and then take a pinch--a good pinch--of mother-in-law, and throw her in as 'sass.' Speaking of this, remember that too many cooks spoil the broth, and wife and mother-in-law combined generally make a pretty mess of the husband."