Mr birling Flashcards
act 1
“I’m not purple faced old man”
“ your engagement to Sheila means a tremendous lot to me”
“crofts and Birlings are no, longer competing for higher prices”
“I speak as a hard-headed man of business”
“ yes I might find my way into into the next honours list. just a knighthood.”
“Yes, yes. Horrible business. But I don’t understand why you should come here inspector.”
“just keep quiet, Eric and don’t get get excited.”
“there’s nothing mysterious, or scandalous, about this business”
“nearly two years ago - obviously it had nothing to do with this wretched business”
“ still I cant except any responsibility”
“If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody we’d had anything to do with, it would be very awkward wouldn’t it”
“well, its my duty to keep labour costs down”
“lower costs and higher prices”
“inspector, I consider this uncalled for and officious”
“a man has to make his own way—has to look after himself—and his family, too, of course, when he has one—and so long as he does that he won’t come to much harm.”
act2
“when this comes out at the inquest, it isn’t going to do us much good”
act 3
“I’ve got to cover this up as soon as I can. you damned fool” to Eric
“look, inspector - I’d give thousands - yes thousand”
“ most of this is bound to come out. There’ll be a public scandal”
“ prejudiced from the start probably a socialist or some sort of crank.”
“this makes a difference y’know. all the difference.”
