Gerald

Question 1

Gerald (1)

Answer 1

• “An attractive chap about thirty, rather too manly to be a dandy but very much the easy well-bred young man-about-town”
• (about Sheila): “She’s obviously had about as much as she can stand”

Question 2

Gerald (2)

Answer 2

• “She was young and pretty and warm-hearted- and intensely grateful. I became at once the most important person in her life-“
• “Sorry - I - well, I’ve suddenly realized - taken it in properly - that she’s dead -“

Question 3

Gerald (3)

Answer 3

• “After all, y’know, we’re respectable citizens and not criminals”
• “I insisted on Daisy moving into these rooms and I made her take some money to keep her going there……l didn’t ask for anything in return”

Question 4

Gerald (4)

Answer 4

• “Daisy knew it was coming to an end. So I broke it off definitely… she was - very gallant - about it.”
• “Everything’s all right now Sheila.
  What about this ring?”

Question 5

“its a favourite haunt of women of the town”

Answer 5

euphemism is used her when Gerald refers to taboo subjects like Eva being a prostitute.