Hubert Quint is what in more naive times, before the popularity of psychiatry, used to be called a momma's boy. Now, in these days of unisex that isn't necessarily a term of opprobrium, but in Hubby's case, it might be considered so. Hubby was 34 years old and lived alone with Birdie, his mother, with no romance in his life - which on the surface, he seemed to accept.