Mrs. Alving.
Of course they must be insured.
Manders.
Well, wait a moment, Mrs. Alving. Let us look into the matter a little more closely.
Mrs. Alving.
I have everything insured; buildings and movables and stock and crops.
Manders.
Of course you have—on your own estate. And so have I—of course. But here, you see, it is quite another matter. The Orphanage is to be consecrated, as it were, to a higher purpose.
Mrs. Alving.
Yes, but that’s no reason——