" As she becomes drowsy, she complains about having her hair cut off for the operation, but then rests back on her pillow and peacefully expresses confidence in her doctor and in the outcome of the operation (performed off-screen):I feel so good.A cousin is a cousin....Ed hates anything that keeps him from going to the movies every night.I guess I""m what""s called ""a Garbo widow."" [Note: This was a reference o the ascendant star-popularity of Greta Garbo, who had appeared in MGM""s previous year""sGrand Hotel (1932).He was rebuilding and regenerating himself - he had also appropriated Burns"" tongue positioned between his rotting teeth - he used it to question her: "Anck-su-namun?...I""m the happiest man in the world because the wedding is off.And furthermore, if you ever come to this house again, I""ll break every bone in your body.Do you understand that?"When Garnett arrives hours late for his own wedding, he waits expectantly at the front door.