A Long Way from Chicago Poverty Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

"No, you double-dealing, four-flushing old cootie," she replied. "You can draw it out of your own wallet. Any man with a wife who'll pay fifteen dollars for an old preacher's moth-eaten stovepipe hat has four bucks to spare." (6.140)

Grandma Dowdel isn't going to hold back what she thinks about Mr. Weidenbach and how he hoards money while letting other people starve. She tells him to give some money to Joey and Mary Alice right now…and to make sure that Effie Wilcox can still live in town.