act 2 Flashcards
Mrs B: notbing but
nothing but morbid curiousity
sheila: gerald, i think
gerald, i think you better take this (she hands him the ring )
mrs b: but i think she only had
but i think she only had herself to blame-
mrs b: i accept no
i accept no blame for it at all
mrs b: as if a girl
as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse momey
sheila : no he’s giving
no he’s giving us the rope- so that we’ll bang ourselves
mrs b: well, really!
well, really! Alderman Meggarty! i must say we are learning something tonignt
sheila: i know jolly
i know jolly well u did infect recognize her from the way looked
gerald: you know
you know, it wasn’t disgusting
inspector: she was here alone,
she was here alone, friendliness, almost pe i less, desperate
inspector : you’ve had
you’ve had children. You must have known what she was feeling
gerald: she was very
she was very pretty- soft brown hair and big dark eyes
gerald: i- well , i’ve
I- well, I’ve suddenly realized- taken it in properly- thag she’s dead
gerald: all she wanted was
all she wanted was to talk- a little friendliness
gerald: i tbnk miss
I think Miss Birlimg ought to be excused
sheila: He means
He means I’m getting hysterical now
inspector : and you think
And you think young women ought to be protected against unpleasant and disturbing things
Mr B: i’m not defending him
i’m not defending him. But you must understand a lot of young men-
Mrs B: girls of
girls of that class
sheila: you mustn’t
you musnt try to build up a kind of wall between us and that girl
inspector: dont stammer
dont stammer and yammer at me again
inspector: who never did any
who never did any harm. but she died in misery and agony- hating life
inspector: we’ll have to share
we’ll have to share our guilt
sheila: can’t you see,
can’t you see, both of you, you’re making it worse?
