Maybe a rich uncle just died, or her parents had money.
He was sent up here, to learn the business, by a rich uncle who now has a large share in the firm.
She said a rich uncle up north died and left her a fortune.
At 18, he changed his name and moved to America, where a rich uncle promised to put him through college.
There were advantages to having a rich uncle, especially if you had to stay in Washington.
A young man plans successfully to kill his rich uncle.
Financed by a rich uncle, he ran a local store.
But after a while he put down the instrument and smiled as if a rich uncle had died.
Both were set to receive a large sum of money from a rich uncle.
"A lot of people look at the resorts as the rich uncle," he said.