Mr Birling Flashcards
excusing what he did
theres every excuse for what both your mother and i did - it turned out unfortunate, that’s all -
rejecting blame
i had nothing to do with the wretched girls suicide.
alpha male
and lord mayor two years ago and i’m on the bench so I know the Brumley police officers pretty well
only worried about his reputation
ive got to cover this up as soon as I can. You damned fool…
treating sheila as a child
why the devil do you want to go upsetting the child like that?
asking for earth
if you dont come down sharply on these people they will son be asking for the earth
minding his own business
ive learnt in the good hard school of experience - and a man has to mind his own business.
if we were responsible for everyone
if we were all responsible for everything that happened to everyone wed had anything to do with it would be very awkward, wouldnt it ?
