An Inspector Calls Flashcards
“Pr…”
“Pretty?”
“But these girls…”
“But these girls arent cheap labour - they’re people.”
“(rather wildly…”
“(rather wildly, with laugh) No, he’s giving us the rope - so that we’ll hang ourselves.”
“Don’t interfere…”
“Don’t interfere, please, Father, Gerald knows what I mean, and you apparently don’t.”
“(Bitterly)…”
“(Bitterly) I suppose we’re all nice people now.”
“(flaring up)…”
“(flaring up) Well, he’s inspected us all right. And don’t let’s start dodging and pretending now. Between us we drove that girl to commit suicide.”
“Everything’s all right…”
“Everything’s all right now, Sheila. (Holds up the ring.) What about this ring?”
“All right - I did…”
“All right - I did for a time. Nearly any man would have done.”
“(distressed) Sorry - I - Well…”
“(Distressed) Sorry - I - Well, I’ve suddenly realised - taken it in properly - that she’s dead-“
“Not if it was just…”
“Not if it was just after the holidays. They’d be all broke - if I know them.”
“After all, y’know…”
“After all, y’know, we’re respectable citizens and not criminals.”
“I believe you’re…”
“I believe you’re right, Sir.”
“rather provincial…”
“rather provincial in his speech”
“Crofts Limited…”
“Crofts Limited are both older and bigger than Birling and Company - no longer competing, but are working together - for lower costs and higher prices.”
“…the Titanic…”
“…the Titanic - she sails next week … and unsinkable, absolutely unsinkable”
“(rather impatiently)…”
“(rather impatiently) Yes, yes. Horrid business.”
“(Unhappily) Look Inspector…”
“(Unhappily) Look Inspector - I’d give thousands - yes, thousands”
“…I care…”
“…I care. I was almost certain for a knighthood in the next honours list-“
“What an expression…”
“What an expression Sheila! Really, the things you girls pick up these days!”
“(Reproachfully) Arthur…”
“(Reproachfully) Arthur you’re not supposed to say such things-“
“A rather cold…”
“A rather cold woman and her husband’s social superior…”
“And in any case…”
“And in any case I don’t suppose for a moment that we can understand why the girl committed suicide. Girls of that class…”
“(Staggered) Well, really!”
“(Staggered) Well, really! Alderman Meggarty! I must say, we are learning something tonight.”
“Well, why…”
“Well, why shouldn’t we?”
