Sheila Birling Quotes: Act 2

Question 1

Couldn’t be sorry?

Answer 1

‘I couldn’t be sorry for her.’

Question 2

Id never go near the place?

Answer 2

‘I told him that if they didn’t get rid of that girl, I’d never go near the place again and I’d persuade mother to close our account with them’

Question 3

Absoloutly furious?

Answer 3

‘I was absolutely furious I was very rude to both of them.’

Question 4

Never, never?

Answer 4

‘I’ll never, never do it again.’

Question 5

Couldn’t help?

Answer 5

‘And if I could help her now, I would’

Question 6

You fool?

Answer 6

‘Why – you fool – he knows. Of course he knows. And I hate to think how much he knows that we don’t know yet. You’ll see. You’ll see.’

Question 7

Im staying?

Answer 7

‘Then I’m staying.’

Question 8

To Gerald?

Answer 8

(To Gerald) ‘So that’s what you think I’m really like.’

Question 9

I’m to blame

Answer 9

‘I know I’m to blame – and I’m desperately sorry’

Question 10

To inspector

Answer 10

(to Inspector) ‘There’s something I don’t understand about you’