I got an acquaintance who deals in this sort of merchandise. I’ll have him in here to appraise it. I’m willing to bet you there’s thousands of dollars invested in this stuff here!… Here’s your plantation, or what’s left of it, here!
– Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire, Scene 2. A suspicious Stanley unpacks all the furs and jewelry Blanche has brought with her and demands to know how she could afford to buy these on a teacher’s modest salary. Stella explains that it is all inexpensive stuff. But Stanley is convinced she bought all with the proceeds of the sale of Belle Reve and so stole their inheritance.