Gerald Croft Flashcards
1
Q
- “well bred young man”
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2
Q
- “sir George and – we – lady croft can’t be with us,”
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3
Q
- “Yes. We can keep it from him.”
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4
Q
“and now she’s obviously had about as much as she can stand. You heard her.”
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5
Q
“Old joe meggarty, half-drunk and goggle-eyed, had wedged her into a corner with that obscene fat carcass of his–“
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6
Q
“and then told the girl that if she didn’t want any more of that sort of thing, she’d better let me take her out of there. She agreed at once.”
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7
Q
“So I insisted on Daisy moving into those rooms and I made her take some money to keep her going there.”
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8
Q
- “I made her go to morgan Terrace because I was sorry for her, and didn’t like the idea of her going back to the palace bar. I didn’t ask for anything in return.”
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9
Q
- “and by that time daisy knew it was coming to an end. So I broke it off definitely before I went.”
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10
Q
- ( he waits a moment, then in a low, troubled tone.)
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11
Q
- “in that case – as I’m rather more – upset – by this business than I probably appear to be – and –well, i’d like to be alone for a while – I’d be glad if you’d let me go.”
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