Eric Birling Quotes Flashcards
1
Q
“In his early… , not quite at ease, half …, half …”
A
“In his early twenties, not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive”
2
Q
“Why shouldn’t they try for … ? We try for the highest …”
A
“Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages? We try for the highest possible prices”
3
Q
“it isn’t as if you can go and …”
A
“it isn’t as if you can go and work somewhere else.”
4
Q
“He could have kept her on instead of … I call it …”
A
“He could have kept her on instead of throwing her out. I call it tough luck.”
5
Q
“I’d have let her stay”
A
“I’d have let her stay”
6
Q
“Well I was in that state when a … - and I threatened to make a row”
A
“Well I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty- and I threatened to make a row”
