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It slowly dawns on the rest of the family, except Sybil, that Eric is the young man in question, and "Mrs. Birling" was the first name that had come to Smith's mind because he had fathered her child. Eric enters, and after brief questioning from Goole, breaks down and admits responsibility for the pregnancy: he had forced himself on Smith after ...
Eventually, Mrs Birling and Sheila withdraw, with the men promising to join them soon. While Mr Birling and Gerald smoke cigars together, Mrs Birling lectures Eric in private. Eric then returns to the dining room, where his father compares him to Gerald and tells Eric about how Gerald’s father sometimes leaves him in charge of the factory.
On "Birling Day", the crew toady to Birling in the hope that he will give them all large tips. Every Birling Day, Douglas attempts to steal Birling's prized 25-year-old Talisker single-malt whisky and sell it on while Carolyn and the rest of the crew try to stop him. In addition, Douglas and Martin, despite their personal differences and mutual ...
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Miss Brill is an English teacher living near the Public Gardens in a French town. The narrative follows her on a regular Sunday afternoon, which she spends walking about and sitting in the park.
Miriam asks Mrs. Miller to buy her a movie ticket because the usher will not let her in. She gives Mrs. Miller 25 cents (two dimes and a nickel) to buy her a ticket. They part as Mrs. Miller goes in search of a seat. When the movie ends, Mrs. Miller returns home. The following week, there is a knock on Mrs. Miller's door.
The lyrics are often misheard as "whirling" or "twirling" instead of "birling". "Birl" is an old Scots verb meaning "to revolve or cause to revolve", and in modern English means "to cause a floating log to rotate by treading". Today, birling survives as a competitive sport.
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