Or rather, it was mostly the man with the round face who did the talking. It turned out that he was very interested in houses.
Apparently he was in the midst of doing up his own house in another part of town.
And somehow the man with the round face managed to invite himself into Ove’s kitchen for a cup of coffee.
Obviously, Ove was not used to this kind of pushy behavior, but after an hour-long conversation about house-building,
he was prepared to admit to himself that it wasn’t so unpleasant having a bit of company in the kitchen for a change.
Just before the man left he asked in passing about Ove’s house insurance. Ove answered candidly that he’d never given it much thought.
His father had not been very interested in insurance policies. The jovial man with the round face was filled with consternation,
and he explained to Ove that it would be a veritable catastrophe for him if something happened to the house.
After listening carefully to his many admonishments, Ove felt bound to agree with him.
He had never given much thought to it until then. Which made him feel rather stupid now.
The man then asked if he might use the telephone; Ove said that would be fine.
It turned out that his guest, grateful for a stranger’s hospitality on a hot summer’s day, had found a way of repaying his kindness.
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