eric Flashcards
throwing her out
“He could have kept her on instead of throwing her out”
started it
“That might have started it”
champagne
“I’ve had a few drinks, including rather a lot of champagne”
hellish thing
“I was in that state when a chap easily gets nasty” 52 “I didn’t even remember – that’s the hellish thing”
marry her
“She didn’t want me to marry her… In a way, she treated me as if I were a kid”
the office
“I got it – from the office… I intended to pay it back”
in trouble
“…you’re not the kind of father a chap could go to when he’s in trouble”
grandchild dead
“…my child – your own grandchild – you killed them both – damn you, damn you”
the girl
“It’s what happened to the girl and what we all did to her that matters”
in right
“You lot may be letting yourself out nicely, but I can’t… we did her in all right”
