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Act 1 Key Quotes

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“(laughs) You seem to be a nice well-behaved family-“

“(lightly) Sure to be. Unless Eric’s been up to something. (nodding confidentially to Birling.) and that would be awkward, wouldn’t it?”

“(showing annoyance) Any particular reason why I shouldn’t see this girl’s photograph, Inspector?”

“Getting a bit heavy-handed, aren’t you, Inspector?”

“So - for god’s sake - don’t say anything to the inspector”

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Act 2 Key Quotes

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“It’s a favourite haunt of women of the town—“

“(distressed) sorry - I - well, I’ve suddenly realized - taken it in properly - that she’s dead”

“(hesitatingly) it’s hard to say. I didn’t feel about her as she felt about me”

“(he waits a moment, then in a low, troubled tone.) she told me she’d been happier than she’d ever been before - but that she knew it couldn’t last”

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Act 3 Key Quotes

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“Everything’s all right now, Shiela. (Holds up the ring.) What about this ring?”