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In the G&S operetta, The Sorcerer, the title character introduces himself with the first of the famous G&S patter songs, and makes a reference to "melt[ing] a rich uncle in wax" as one of the sorcerous services that his firm makes available to its customers. The inference is that the rich uncle's heirs want to hasten his demise so they can collect their inheritance sooner than they otherwise would.