Mr Birling

Question 1

the way some of these……., you’d think everybody…..

Answer 1

the way some of these cranks talk and write now, you’d think everybody has to look after
everybody else (opening)

Question 2

Community and….

Answer 2

Community and all that nonsense (opening)

Question 3

A hard…., practical….

Answer 3

A hard-headed, practical man of business [Repeated many times] (Opening)

Question 4

I’ve told…., I don’t…… nor the way…..

Answer 4

I’ve told you before, I don’t like the tone nor the way you’re handling this inquiry (Middle)

Question 5

Be quiet…..

Answer 5

Be quiet Sheila. (Middle)

Question 6

You’ll ap——……. (Says this to _____)

Answer 6

You‘ll apologise at once. [To inspector] (Middle)

Question 7

Probably a……

Answer 7

Probably a Socialist or some sort of crank (End)

Question 8

By …….! A ……. !

Answer 8

By jingo! A fake! (End)

Question 9

There’ll be……

Answer 9

There’ll be a public scandal (End)

Question 10

But the whole……

Answer 10

But the whole thing’s different now (End)

Question 11

We’ve been….

Answer 11

We’ve been had, that’s all. (End)

Question 12

What’s the matter with….

Answer 12

What’s the matter with that child? (Middle)

Question 13

Is there any reason……

Answer 13

Is there any reason why my wife should answer questions from you, inspector? (Middle)

Question 14

I say there isn’t…

Answer 14

I say there isn’t a chance of war (Start)

Question 15

I might find my way…..

Answer 15

I might find my way into the next honours list, just a knighthood of course! (Start)

Question 16

I can’t accept….. If we were….

Answer 16

I can’t accept any responsibility. If we were all responsible for everything that happened to everybody, it would be very awkward wouldn’t it? (Start)