Mr Birling

• heavy-looking, rather portentous man


  Description of a person
• a few scaremongers here making a fuss about nothing
• There'll be peace and prosperity and rapid progress everywhere
• I gather there's a very good chance of a knighthood – so long as we behave ourselves.
• a man has to make his own way
• community and all that nonsense
• I was alderman for years – and Lord mayor to years ago – and I'm still on the bench
• Just keep quite Eric
• I refused, of course
• It's my duty to keep labour costs down
• she had a lot to say – far too much
• Get into trouble? Go on the streets?
• I've got to cover this up as soon as I can
• I'd give thousands – yes, thousands-