act 2

Question 1

Mrs B: notbing but

Answer 1

nothing but morbid curiousity

Question 2

sheila: gerald, i think

Answer 2

gerald, i think you better take this (she hands him the ring )

Question 3

mrs b: but i think she only had

Answer 3

but i think she only had herself to blame-

Question 4

mrs b: i accept no

Answer 4

i accept no blame for it at all

Question 5

mrs b: as if a girl

Answer 5

as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse momey

Question 6

sheila : no he’s giving

Answer 6

no he’s giving us the rope- so that we’ll bang ourselves

Question 7

mrs b: well, really!

Answer 7

well, really! Alderman Meggarty! i must say we are learning something tonignt

Question 8

sheila: i know jolly

Answer 8

i know jolly well u did infect recognize her from the way looked

Question 9

gerald: you know

Answer 9

you know, it wasn’t disgusting

Question 10

inspector: she was here alone,

Answer 10

she was here alone, friendliness, almost pe i less, desperate

Question 11

inspector : you’ve had

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you’ve had children. You must have known what she was feeling

Question 12

gerald: she was very

Answer 12

she was very pretty- soft brown hair and big dark eyes

Question 13

gerald: i- well , i’ve

Answer 13

I- well, I’ve suddenly realized- taken it in properly- thag she’s dead

Question 14

gerald: all she wanted was

Answer 14

all she wanted was to talk- a little friendliness

Question 15

gerald: i tbnk miss

Answer 15

I think Miss Birlimg ought to be excused

Question 16

sheila: He means

Answer 16

He means I’m getting hysterical now

Question 17

inspector : and you think

Answer 17

And you think young women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things

Question 18

Mr B: i’m not defending him

Answer 18

i’m not defending him. But you must understand a lot of young men-

Question 19

Mrs B: girls of

Answer 19

girls of that class

Question 20

sheila: you mustn’t

Answer 20

you musnt try to build up a kind of wall between us and that girl

Question 21

inspector: dont stammer

Answer 21

dont stammer and yammer at me again

Question 22

inspector: who never did any

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who never did any harm. but she died in misery and agony- hating life

Question 23

inspector: we’ll have to share

Answer 23

we’ll have to share our guilt

Question 24

sheila: can’t you see,

Answer 24

can’t you see, both of you, you’re making it worse?

Question 25

Mrs b: I beg

Answer 25

I beg your pardon!

Question 26

Nrs b: unlike the

Answer 26

unlike the other three, i did nothing in ashamed of

Question 27

mrs b: i’ve done

Answer 27

i’ve done notbing wrong- and you know it