Key Quotations: Eric Birling Flashcards
“In his early twenties, …
“In his early twenties, … not quite at ease, half shy, half assertive”
“Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages? …
“Why shouldn’t they try for higher wages? … We try for the highest
possible prices”
“He could have kept her on instead of throwing her out…
“He could have kept her on instead of throwing her out… I call it tough
luck.”
Id have …
Id have let her stay
“Well I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty- …
“Well I was in that state when a chap easily turns nasty- … and I threatened to make a row”
“And that’s when it happened. …
“And that’s when it happened. … And I don’t even remember- that’s the hellish thing.”
“I wasn’t in love with her or anything-…
“I wasn’t in love with her or anything-… but I liked her- she was pretty
and a good sport-
“she didn’t want me to marry her. Said I didn’t love her- and all that…
“she didn’t want me to marry her. Said I didn’t love her- and all that… In a way, she treated me- as if I were a kid. Though I was nearly as old as
she was.”
“You’re not the kind of father a chap could go to …
“You’re not the kind of father a chap could go to … when he’s in trouble- that’s why.”
“Then- you killed her. She came to you to protect me- and you turned her away-…
“Then- you killed her. She came to you to protect me- and you turned her away-…yes, and you killed her-and the child she’d have had too- my
child- your own grandchild- you killed them both- damn you, damn you-”
“He was our …
“He was our … police inspector all right”
“(shouting) And I say the girl’s dead…
“(shouting) And I say the girl’s dead… and we all helped to kill her- and that’s what matters-
”
