Sheila Birling Quotes Flashcards
1
Q
Im sorry
A
‘I’m sorry, Daddy [Mr Birling]. Actually I was listening’
2
Q
Why didn’t you come?
A
‘Oh- sorry. I didn’t know. Mummy [Mrs Birling] sent me in to ask you why you didn’t come along’
3
Q
Accident?
A
‘Oh, how horrible! Was it an accident?’
4
Q
Quite young?
A
‘What was she like? Quite young?’
5
Q
Cheap labour?
A
‘But these girls aren’t cheap labour – they’re people.’
6
Q
Hald stifled sob
A
‘(a little cry gives a half-stifled sob)’
7
Q
You knew it was me
A
‘You knew it was me all the time, didn’t you?’
8
Q
Miserably?
A
‘(Miserably) So I’m really responsible?’
9
Q
Bad temper
A
‘I’d been in a bad temper anyhow.’
10
Q
Suddenly to Gerald
A
- ‘No, not really. It was my own fault. (Suddenly, to Gerald) All right, Gerald, you needn’t look at me like that. At least, I’m trying to tell the truth. I expect you’ve done things you’re ashamed of too.’
