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1
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Mr birling

I c a a r

A

I can’t accept any responsibility

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Mr birling

I m d t k l c d

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It’s my duty to keep labour costs down

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Mr birling

A u

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Absolutely unsinkable

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Mr birling

H d y g o w o c c

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How do yo get on with our chief constable

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Mr birling

T s b a f t e

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They’d soon be asking for the earth

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Mr birling

T b a p s

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There’ll be a public scandal

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Mr birling

T a f c t I m f m I t n h l

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There’s a fair chance that I may find myself into the next honours list

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Mr birling

A m h t m h o b a l a h a h o

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A man has to mind his own business and look after himself and his own

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9
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Mr birling

T e e f w b y m a I d

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There’s every excuse for what both your mother and I did

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10
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Mr birling

g o t c

A

girls of that class

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Mrs birling

a y n s t s s t

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Arthur your not supposed to say such things

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12
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Mrs birling

d c m l t

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don’t contradict me like that

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13
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Mrs birling

w d a g d o w h d c

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we’ve done a great deal of work helping deserving cases

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14
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Mrs birling

i w s a p o g i

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It was simply a piece of gross impertinence

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15
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Mrs birling

y j h t g u t t j a i d

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you’ll just have to get used tothat just as I did

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16
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Mrs birling

i d n i a o

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I did nothing im ashamed of

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17
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Mrs birling

g a l f t f o t c i h r

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Go and look for the father of the child. It’s his responsibility

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18
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Mrs birling

i t c i t i w j

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In the circumstances I think I was justified

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19
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Mrs birling

y q w t s i s r w i d

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You’re quite wrong to suppose I shall regret what I did

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20
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Mrs birling

b i a n b f i a a

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But I accept no blame for it at all

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sheila

b t g a c l t p

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But these girls aren’t cheap labour – they’re people

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sheila

i c h t a t g d h s h

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I can’t help thinking about this girl –destroying herself so horribly

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23
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sheila

i w t t m a m a i t h t i t d g r o t g i n g n t p a

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I went to the manager at Milwards and I told him that if they didn’t get rid of that girl, I’d never go near the place again

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sheila

b i w i a f t

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Because I was in a furious temper.

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25
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sheila

b u w k h

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Between us we killed her

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26
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sheila

i k i t b

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I know I’m to blame

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27
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sheila

i d s

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I’m desperately sorry

28
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sheila

y d s t h l a

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You don’t seem to have learnt anything

29
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sheila

b t w b e s b t l

A

But that won’t bring Eva Smith back to life

30
Q

sheila

t w s c a h

A

There was something curious about him.

31
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Eric
h c h k h o i o t h o

A

He could have kept her on instead of throwing her out

32
Q

Eric
t m h s i

A

that might have started it

33
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Eric
i h a f d , i r a l o c

A

I’ve had a few drinks, including rather a lot of champagne

34
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Eric
i w i t s w a c e g n 52 i d e r-t t h t

A

I was in that state when a chap easily gets nasty” 52 “I didn’t even remember – that’s the hellish thing

35
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Eric
s d w m t m h … i a w , s t m a i i w a k

A

“She didn’t want me to marry her… In a way, she treated me as if I were a kid”

36
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Eric
i g i - f t o … i i t p i b

A

“I got it – from the office… I intended to pay it back”

37
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Eric
…y n t k o f a c c g t w h i t

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“…you’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble”

38
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Eric
… m c - y o g - y k t b - d y , d y

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“…my child – your own grandchild – you killed them both – damn you, damn you”

39
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Eric
i w h t t g a w w a d t h t m

A

“It’s what happened to the girl and what we all did to her that matters”

40
Q

Eric
y l m b l y o n , b i c … w d h i a r

A

“You lot may be letting yourself out nicely, but I can’t… we did her in all right”

41
Q

Inspector Goole
b h i o … s w i g a

A

“Burnt her inside out… she was in great agony”

42
Q

Inspector Goole
c a m c w h

A

come along mr Croft what happened

43
Q

Inspector Goole
i b t a f t e t t t i

A

“It’s better to ask for the earth than to take it”

44
Q

Inspector Goole
y h w i s b m c

A

“you heard what I said before mr Croft” - Goole​

45
Q

Inspector Goole
i i w l t m i w k w t d t l

A

“if it was left to me I wouldn’t know where to draw the line “ - Goole​

46
Q

Inspector Goole
w d l a w a m o o b . w a r f e

A

“we don’t live alone we are members of one body. we are responsible for eachother” - Goole​

47
Q

Inspector Goole
…e o y h t k h . r t . n f i

A

“…each of you helped to kill her. Remember that. Never forget it”

48
Q

Inspector Goole
i n a y t t m s i d k i a a y t e s y d k

A

“im not asking you to tell me something I don’t know I am asking you to explain something you do know” - Goole ​

49
Q

Inspector Goole
o e s h g b t a m o e s a j s i t w

A

“one eva smith has gone but there are millions of eva smiths and John smiths in the world” - Goole​

50
Q

Inspector Goole
(d) i d p g

A

“(dryly) I don’t play golf”

51
Q

Inspector Goole
d s a m a i l m p w y p

A

“don’t stammer at me again im losing my patience with you people” - Goole​

52
Q

Inspector Goole
i n g u i k w h

A

“Im not going until I know what happened” - Goole​

53
Q

eva smith
s w o o w a s w t o b m

A

“she was out of work and she was taken on by Milwards” - Goole​

54
Q

eva smith
s h l t s a f t m s s h t g

A

“she had a lot to say and far to much so she had to go” - Mr Birling​

55
Q

eva smith
i c r h n o w s l

A

“I couldn’t remember her name or where she lived “ - Gerald​

56
Q

eva smith
a g d t a p l s o g w n d a h

A

“a girl died tonight a pretty lively sort of girl who never did any harm” - Goole​

57
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eva smith
a i a g o t s w e r m

A

“as if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money” - Lady Macbeth​

58
Q

eva smith
s l v e o w s

A

“she lived very economically on what she “ - Goole​

59
Q

responsibility
i a n b f i a

A

“I accept no blame for it at all” - mrs birling​

60
Q

responsibility
i c a a r i w w a r f w h t e i w b v a w i

A

“I cant accept any responsibility if we were all responsible for what happened to everybody it would be very awkward wouldn’t it” - mr birling​

61
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responsibility
y m a n m i t n h y a

A

you’ve made a nasty mess of this now haven’t you Arthur

62
Q

responsibility
w a r f h d

A

we are responsible for her death

63
Q

responsibility
t w s i a b o m n b a e s

A

the whole story is a bit of moonshine nothing but an elaborate sell

64
Q

responsibility
a i i c h h n i w

A

“and if I could help her now I would” - sheila​

65
Q

responsibility
i w t g o o t i f m t w y t

A

“I want to get out of this it frightens me the way you talk” - Eric​

66
Q

mrs birling
c e f f a s

A

claiming elaborate fine feelings and scrupples

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