Gerald Croft Flashcards
Geralds description
“An attractive chap about thirty, rather too manly to be a dandy but very much the easy well-bred young man-about-town”
Gerald being complemented by mr b
“Well, it came just at the right moment. That was clever of you,
Gerald.”
Agree with mr b’s decision
“You couldn’t have done anything else” (sacking Eva Smith)
Not taking responciblty for what he did
“After all, y’know, we’re respectable citizens and not criminals”
Talking for sheila
(about Sheila): “She’s obviously had about as much as she can stand”
Wondering why they should stay
“Why should you [stay]? It’s bound to be unpleasant and disturbing”
Place where all the prostitute hang around
“It’s a favourite haunt of women of the town”
Making excuses for what he did
‘[Daisy] gave me a glance that was nothing less than a cry for help”
What he did to eva smoth
“I insisted on Daisy moving into these rooms and I made her take some
money to keep her going there…I want you to understand that I didn’t
install her there so I could make love to her…I was sorry for her…I
didn’t ask for anything in return”
How he described Eva smith
“She was young and pretty and warm-hearted- and intensely grateful. I became at once the most important person in her life- you understand?”
How happy he made her
“She told me she’d been happier than she’d ever been before”
Any man would have done it
“Nearly any man would have done” (adored being ‘fairy prince’)
Not the inspector
“That man wasn’t a police officer…I’m almost certain”
Wondering if its the same girl
“But how do you know it’s the same girl? … We’ve no proof it was the same photograph and therefore no proof it was the same girl”
Trying to get sheila to marry him
“Everything’s all right now Sheila. What about this ring?”
