Gerald: I'm sorry,Sheila. But it was allover and done with,last summer. I hadn'tset eyeson the girl for at leastsix months. I don'tcome into this suicidebusiness.Mrs Birling:(staggered) it isn'ttrue. You know him,Gerald -and you're aman – youmust know it isn'ttrue.Gerald: Allright. I knewher. Let'sleave it atthat.Gerald: Whyshould you?It's bound tobe unpleasantand disturbingGerald (with an effort)inspector, I think missbirling ought to be excusedany more ofthis questioning. She'dnothing more to tell you.She's had a long excitingand tiring day – wewere celebrating ourengagement, you know –and now she's obvioSheila: Were youseeing her last springand summer, duringthat time you hardlycame near me andsaid you were sobusy? Were you?Sheila: I don't dislike youas I did half an hour ago,gerald. In fact, in some oddway, Irather respect you morethan I've ever done before.I knew anyhow you werelying about thosemonths last year when youhardly came near me// she looks at himalmost in triumph. Helooks crushed. Thedoors slowly opensand theinspector appears,looking steadily andsearchingly at them.//Gerald: in that case –as I'm rather more –upset – by thisbusiness than Iprobably appearto be – and – well, i'dlike to be alone for awhile – I'd be glad ifyou'd let me go.Birling: Now,sheila, I'm notdefending him. Butyou mustunderstand that alot of youngmenSheila: (with sharpsarcasm) of coursenot. You were thewonderful fairyprince. Youmust have adored it,gerald.Gerald: all right, ifyou must have it. Imet her first,sometime in marchlast year, in thestalls bar at thepalace.Gerald: I happened tolook in, one night, aftera long dull day, and asthe show wasn'tvery bright, I wentdown into the bar for adrink. It's a favouritehaunt of women of thetown-- Gerald: no. I wasn'ttelling you a completelie when I said i'd beenvery busy at the worksall that time. We werevery busy. But ofcourse I did see agood deal of her.Gerald:(hesitatingly) it'shard to say. I didn'tfeel about her asshe felt about me.Sheila: Oh don't bestupid. We haven'tmuch time. You gaveyourself away assoon as hementioned her othername.Gerald: she looked youngand fresh and charmingand altogether out of placedown here.And obviously she wasn'tenjoying herself. Old joemeggarty, half-drunk andgoggle-eyed, hadwedged her into a cornerwith that obscene fatcarcass of his--Gerald: yes. I supposeit was inevitable. Shewas young and prettyand warm hearted –and intensely grateful. Ibecame at once themost important personin her life – youunderstand?Gerald: all right– I did for atime. Nearlyany man wouldhave done.Gerald: the girl sawme looking at her andthen gave me aglance that wasnothing lessthan a cry for helpGerald: No, it wasn't. ( hewaits a moment, then in alow, troubled tone.) she toldmeshe'd been happier thanshe'd ever been before –but that she knew itcouldn't last – hadn'texpected it to last. Shedidn't blame me at all.Gerald: I didn't propose tostay long down there. Ihate those hard-eyeddough-facedwomen. But then I noticeda girl who looked quitedifferent. She was verypretty – soft brownhair and big dark eyes-(breaks off.) My god!Gerald: You'vebeen through it– and now youwant to seesomebody elseput through itGerald:I want you tounderstand that I didn't installher there so that I could makelove to her. I made her go tomorgan Terrace because Iwas sorryfor her, and didn't like the ideaof her going back to thepalace bar. I didn't ask foranything iSheila: but just incase you forget – ordecide not to comeback, Gerald, I thinkyou'dbetter take this withyou. (she hands himthe ring.)Sheila: but you'reforgetting I'm supposedto be engaged to thehero of it. Go on,Gerald.You went down into thebar, which is afavourite haunt of thewomen of the town.Gerald: I'm sorry,Sheila. But it was allover and done with,last summer. I hadn'tset eyeson the girl for at leastsix months. I don'tcome into this suicidebusiness.Mrs Birling:(staggered) it isn'ttrue. You know him,Gerald -and you're aman – youmust know it isn'ttrue.Gerald: Allright. I knewher. Let'sleave it atthat.Gerald: Whyshould you?It's bound tobe unpleasantand disturbingGerald (with an effort)inspector, I think missbirling ought to be excusedany more ofthis questioning. She'dnothing more to tell you.She's had a long excitingand tiring day – wewere celebrating ourengagement, you know –and now she's obvioSheila: Were youseeing her last springand summer, duringthat time you hardlycame near me andsaid you were sobusy? Were you?Sheila: I don't dislike youas I did half an hour ago,gerald. In fact, in some oddway, Irather respect you morethan I've ever done before.I knew anyhow you werelying about thosemonths last year when youhardly came near me// she looks at himalmost in triumph. Helooks crushed. Thedoors slowly opensand theinspector appears,looking steadily andsearchingly at them.//Gerald: in that case –as I'm rather more –upset – by thisbusiness than Iprobably appearto be – and – well, i'dlike to be alone for awhile – I'd be glad ifyou'd let me go.Birling: Now,sheila, I'm notdefending him. Butyou mustunderstand that alot of youngmenSheila: (with sharpsarcasm) of coursenot. You were thewonderful fairyprince. Youmust have adored it,gerald.Gerald: all right, ifyou must have it. Imet her first,sometime in marchlast year, in thestalls bar at thepalace.Gerald: I happened tolook in, one night, aftera long dull day, and asthe show wasn'tvery bright, I wentdown into the bar for adrink. It's a favouritehaunt of women of thetown-- Gerald: no. I wasn'ttelling you a completelie when I said i'd beenvery busy at the worksall that time. We werevery busy. But ofcourse I did see agood deal of her.Gerald:(hesitatingly) it'shard to say. I didn'tfeel about her asshe felt about me.Sheila: Oh don't bestupid. We haven'tmuch time. You gaveyourself away assoon as hementioned her othername.Gerald: she looked youngand fresh and charmingand altogether out of placedown here.And obviously she wasn'tenjoying herself. Old joemeggarty, half-drunk andgoggle-eyed, hadwedged her into a cornerwith that obscene fatcarcass of his--Gerald: yes. I supposeit was inevitable. Shewas young and prettyand warm hearted –and intensely grateful. Ibecame at once themost important personin her life – youunderstand?Gerald: all right– I did for atime. Nearlyany man wouldhave done.Gerald: the girl sawme looking at her andthen gave me aglance that wasnothing lessthan a cry for helpGerald: No, it wasn't. ( hewaits a moment, then in alow, troubled tone.) she toldmeshe'd been happier thanshe'd ever been before –but that she knew itcouldn't last – hadn'texpected it to last. Shedidn't blame me at all.Gerald: I didn't propose tostay long down there. Ihate those hard-eyeddough-facedwomen. But then I noticeda girl who looked quitedifferent. She was verypretty – soft brownhair and big dark eyes-(breaks off.) My god!Gerald: You'vebeen through it– and now youwant to seesomebody elseput through itGerald:I want you tounderstand that I didn't installher there so that I could makelove to her. I made her go tomorgan Terrace because Iwas sorryfor her, and didn't like the ideaof her going back to thepalace bar. I didn't ask foranything iSheila: but just incase you forget – ordecide not to comeback, Gerald, I thinkyou'dbetter take this withyou. (she hands himthe ring.)Sheila: but you'reforgetting I'm supposedto be engaged to thehero of it. Go on,Gerald.You went down into thebar, which is afavourite haunt of thewomen of the town.

Gerald AIC - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Gerald: I'm sorry, Sheila. But it was all over and done with, last summer. I hadn't set eyes on the girl for at least six months. I don't come into this suicide business.
  2. Mrs Birling: (staggered) it isn't true. You know him, Gerald -and you're a man – you must know it isn't true.
  3. Gerald: All right. I knew her. Let's leave it at that.
  4. Gerald: Why should you? It's bound to be unpleasant and disturbing
  5. Gerald (with an effort) inspector, I think miss birling ought to be excused any more of this questioning. She'd nothing more to tell you. She's had a long exciting and tiring day – we were celebrating our engagement, you know – and now she's obvio
  6. Sheila: Were you seeing her last spring and summer, during that time you hardly came near me and said you were so busy? Were you?
  7. Sheila: I don't dislike you as I did half an hour ago, gerald. In fact, in some odd way, I rather respect you more than I've ever done before. I knew anyhow you were lying about those months last year when you hardly came near me
  8. // she looks at him almost in triumph. He looks crushed. The doors slowly opens and the inspector appears, looking steadily and searchingly at them.//
  9. Gerald: in that case – as I'm rather more – upset – by this business than I probably appear to be – and – well, i'd like to be alone for a while – I'd be glad if you'd let me go.
  10. Birling: Now, sheila, I'm not defending him. But you must understand that a lot of young men
  11. Sheila: (with sharp sarcasm) of course not. You were the wonderful fairy prince. You must have adored it, gerald.
  12. Gerald: all right, if you must have it. I met her first, sometime in march last year, in the stalls bar at the palace.
  13. Gerald: I happened to look in, one night, after a long dull day, and as the show wasn't very bright, I went down into the bar for a drink. It's a favourite haunt of women of the town--
  14. Gerald: no. I wasn't telling you a complete lie when I said i'd been very busy at the works all that time. We were very busy. But of course I did see a good deal of her.
  15. Gerald: (hesitatingly) it's hard to say. I didn't feel about her as she felt about me.
  16. Sheila: Oh don't be stupid. We haven't much time. You gave yourself away as soon as he mentioned her other name.
  17. Gerald: she looked young and fresh and charming and altogether out of place down here. And obviously she wasn't enjoying herself. Old joe meggarty, half-drunk and goggle-eyed, had wedged her into a corner with that obscene fat carcass of his--
  18. Gerald: 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?
  19. Gerald: all right – I did for a time. Nearly any man would have done.
  20. Gerald: the girl saw me looking at her and then gave me a glance that was nothing less than a cry for help
  21. Gerald: No, it wasn't. ( he waits a moment, then in a low, troubled tone.) she told me she'd been happier than she'd ever been before – but that she knew it couldn't last – hadn't expected it to last. She didn't blame me at all.
  22. Gerald: I didn't propose to stay long down there. I hate those hard-eyed dough-faced women. But then I noticed a girl who looked quite different. She was very pretty – soft brown hair and big dark eyes- (breaks off.) My god!
  23. Gerald: You've been through it – and now you want to see somebody else put through it
  24. Gerald:I want you to understand that I didn't install her there so that I could make love to her. I made her go to morgan Terrace because I was sorry for her, and didn't like the idea of her going back to the palace bar. I didn't ask for anything i
  25. Sheila: but just in case you forget – or decide not to come back, Gerald, I think you'd better take this with you. (she hands him the ring.)
  26. Sheila: but you're forgetting I'm supposed to be engaged to the hero of it. Go on, Gerald. You went down into the bar, which is a favourite haunt of the women of the town.