An Inspector Calls – Quotes by Gerald
Gerald Croft is the fiancé of Sheila Birling and comes from a wealthy family with a reputation to uphold. At first, he appears to be charming and gentlemanly, but it becomes clear that he is hiding a dark secret that contributed to Eva Smith’s tragic end.
“I didn’t feel about her as she felt about me.”
“I made her take some money to keep her going there, at least until she refused to take any more.”
“It was all over and done with, last summer. I hadn’t set eyes on the girl for at least six months.”
“I didn’t install her there so that I could make love to her. I didn’t feel like that about her at all.”
“It’s the only time I’ve ever done anything like that, and I’ll swear it’ll be the last.”
“Everything’s all right now, Sheila. What about this ring?”
“I don’t come into this suicide business.”
“I want you to understand that I didn’t install her there so that I could make love to her. I made her happy, at least I think I did.”
“Well, I don’t see why she should have been sacked just because she’d a bit more spirit than the others.”
“I don’t come into this suicide business.”
“Sorry – I – well, I’ve suddenly realized – taken it in properly – that she’s dead -“
“You seem to be implying that I’m not telling the truth.”
“I didn’t feel about her as she felt about me.”
“I didn’t ask for anything in return.”
“All right, I knew her. Let’s leave it at that.”
“I hate these fat old tarts round the town -“
“You couldn’t have done anything else.”
“Everything’s alright now Sheila. What about this ring?”
“Yes, I suppose it was inevitable. She was young and pretty and warm-hearted – and intensely grateful. I became at once the most important person in her life – you understand?”
“I didn’t ask for anything in return. It was all over and done with last summer. I hadn’t set eyes on the girl for at least six months.”
“It’s not the kind of thing a man does, really.”
“I was sorry for her. I’ve been sorry for her since she had to leave Milwards’.”
“Yes, but you can’t see them. They’re not the kind of things you can see. Nobody wants war, except some half-civilized folks in the Balkans.”
“But don’t forget I’m ashamed of you as well – yes both of you.”
“But don’t forget I’m ashamed of you as well – yes both of you.”
“I’m not very anxious to marry yet.”
“It wasn’t I who had her turned out of her employment – which probably began it all.”
“Well, I didn’t ask you here to talk about that.”
“I suppose it was inevitable. She was young and pretty and warm-hearted – and intensely grateful.”
“She didn’t want me to marry her. Said I didn’t love her – and all that.”
“I didn’t feel about her as she felt about me.”
“I didn’t like her as much as I’ve liked some.”
“You must understand that a lot of young men – -“
“Look here, sir. Wouldn’t you rather I was out of this?”
“All right, then, I knew her. Let’s leave it at that.”
“You’re not suggesting that we should invite a police inspector to dinner, are you?”
“I see. A sort of confidential secretary?”
“I’m rather more – upset – by this business than I probably appear to be.”