“We must not spend the capital, dear, it would not be wise. Out of the income from it—”
“That will answer, that will answer, Aleck! How dear and good you are! There will be a noble income and if we can spend that—”
“Not all of it, dear, not all of it, but you can spend a part of it. That is, a reasonable part. But the whole of the capital—every penny of it—must be put right to work, and kept at it. You see the reasonableness of that, don't you?”
“Why, ye-s. Yes, of course. But we'll have to wait so long. Six months before the first interest falls due.”
“Yes—maybe longer.”
“Longer, Aleck? Why? Don't they pay half-yearly?”
“That kind of an investment—yes; but I sha'n't invest in that way.”
“What way, then?”
“For big returns.”
“Big. That's good. Go on, Aleck. What is it?”