Mr Birling Flashcards
Talking as a hard
“I’m talking as a hard-headed practical man of business”
Talking about war definetly going to happen
you’ll hear some people say war is Inevitable … fiddlesticks!’
The titanic
The Titanic – she sails next week…and unsinkable, absolutely
unsinkable.’
Knight
“I gather there’s a very good chance of a knighthood”
A man has to make his own way
“A man has to make his own way – has to look after himself – and his
family too, of course”
Asking why the inspector has came ro his house (rather impatiently)
“(rather impatiently) Horrid business. But I don’t understand why you
should come here.”
Against socialism
“you’d think everybody has to look after everybody else, as if we were
all mixed up like bees in a hive – community and all that nonsense.”
Talking about his achievements/threatening goole
“I was an alderman for years – and Lord Mayor two years ago – and
I’m still on the Bench – so I know the Brumley police offers pretty well”
Not accepting blame
“there’s every excuse for what your mother and I did”
Probably a socialist
“Probably a Socialist or some sort of crank”
Talking about bow the younger generation are know it alls
“Now look at the pair of them- the famous younger generation who
know it all. And they can’t even take a joke-
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