<p>Dealing with The Poor Relations, Cousin Betty describes the female aspect of the relation, while Cousin Pons forms a male feature of that subordinate relationship.<br>"Cousin Betty" ? Set in mid-19th-century Paris, it tells the story of an unmarried middle-aged woman who plots the destruction of her extended family. Bette works with Valérie Marneffe, an unhappily married young lady, to seduce and torment a series of men. One of these is Baron ...