Act Two

• Sheila: you were the wonderful fairy prince
• Gerald: I'd allowed her... I insisted
• Gerald: I'd like to be alone for a while
• Mrs Birling: what business is it of yours?
• Mrs Birling: a piece of gross impertinence
• Mrs Birling: some drunken young idler
• Inspector holds up a hand (stage directions)
• extremely pale and distressed (Eric stage directions)