Mrs. Alving. Many thanks; but I think it will be most convenient
if you will kindly take charge of them.
Manders. With pleasure. I think it will be best to leave the
money in the bank for the present. The interest is not very high,
it is true; four per cent at six months' call; later on, if we
can find some good mortgage--of course it must be a first mortgage
and on unexceptionable security--we can consider the matter
further.
Mrs. Alving. Yes, yes, my dear Mr. Manders, you know best about
all that.
Manders. I will keep my eye on it, anyway. But there is one thing
in connection with it that I have often meant to ask you about.
Mrs. Alving. What is that?
Manders. Shall we insure the buildings, or not?
Mrs. Alving. Of course we must insure them.
Manders. Ah, but wait a moment, dear lady. Let us look into the
matter a little more closely.
Mrs. Alving. Everything of mine is insured--the house and its
contents, my livestock--everything.
Manders. Naturally. They are your own property. I do exactly the
same, of course.
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