Eric Briling Flashcards
(Éric suddenly guffaws)… I don’t know-really
Suddenly I just felt I had to laugh
What
About war?
(uneasy, sharply) here, what do
You mean?
À joke really (Gérald)
It isn’t if you can’t
Go and work somewhere else
Public school and varsity life
(sulkiky) we don’t need to tell the inspector
I’m sorry-but you see-we were having a little party
-and I’ve had a few drinks… And I’ve got a headache
You told her
Why you little sneak
(miserably) could I
Have a drink first
But I like her-she was pretty
And à good sport
I hate these fat old tarts around town
-the ones I see some of your respectable friends with
(nearly at breaking point) You killed her-and the child she’d have to - my child-
Your own grandchild-you killed them both-damn you, damn you
You don’t understand anything. You never
Did. You never even tried
(laughing) oh-for gods sake! Why does it matter now if they give you a knighthood or not
It doesn’t matter to you. Apparently nothing matters to you.
(sulkiky) Well I didn’t notice you standing
Up to him
(Birling tries to interrupt) I don’t care let him know. The moneys not the important thing.
It’s what happened to the girl and what we all did to her that matters
