Aunt Jemima

In the short story The Under Dog, Poirot's valet George mentions his Aunt Jemima as a sort of parallel for Sir Reuben Astwell. Sir Reuben was known to have a bad temper. His brother Victor Astwell also have a very bad temper. Poirot speculated on what might have happened if Sir Reuben met with someone whose temper was as bad or perhaps even worse than his own. Would not the "fur fly?"

George did not agree, and cited his own Aunt Jemima. She had a sharp tongue and frequently bullied her sister. But if someone were to stand up to her, then her behaviour would be very different. It turned out that it was meekness which his Aunt Jemima could not stand.