Mr Birling

Question 1

the way some of these……., you’d think everybody…..

Answer 1

the way some of these cranks talk and write now, you’d think everybody has to look after
everybody else (opening)

Question 2

Community and….

Answer 2

Community and all that nonsense (opening)

Question 3

I say there isn’t……

Answer 3

I say there isn’t a chance of war. (Opening)

Question 4

A hard…., practical….

Answer 4

A hard-headed, practical man of business [Repeated many times] (Opening)

Question 5

I might find my way….., just a….

Answer 5

I might find my way into the next Honours List. Just a knighthood, of course! (Opening)

Question 6

I can’t accept… If we were all…. it would be…

Answer 6

I can’t accept any responsibility. If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody … it would be very awkward, wouldn’t it? (Opening)

Question 7

I’ve told…., I don’t…… nor the way…..

Answer 7

I’ve told you before, I don’t like the tone nor the way you’re handling this inquiry (Middle)

Question 8

What’s the matter……?

Answer 8

What’s the matter with that child? (Middle)

Question 9

Is there any reason why…..?

Answer 9

Is there any reason why my wife should answer questions from you, Inspector? (Middle)

Question 10

Be quiet…..

Answer 10

Be quiet Sheila. (Middle)

Question 11

You’ll ap——……. (Says this to _____)

Answer 11

You‘ll apologise at once. [To inspector] (Middle)

Question 12

Probably a……

Answer 12

Probably a Socialist or some sort of crank (End)

Question 13

By …….! A ……. !

Answer 13

By jingo! A fake! (End)

Question 14

There’ll be……

Answer 14

There’ll be a public scandal (End)

Question 15

But the whole……

Answer 15

But the whole thing’s different now (End)

Question 16

We’ve been….

Answer 16

We’ve been had, that’s all. (End)