As a septuagenarian-matriarch, she presided over a large extended family; her every wish was obeyed as if it was a command. Her husband had passed away five years before leaving behind a wealthy family that comprised two sons, their wives and five grandchildren; their two daughters were happily married and lived elsewhere. The family was not always rich and has had to struggle in early years to make a decent living. She had then stood behind her husband through thick and thin and ensured that their four children did not feel the pinch of the deprivation of those hard and difficult days. Sooner rather than later, the business flourished and the family's fortunes turned for the better; it was a happy and content family.