![]() ![]() Upon re-entering, Sheila explains that, out of jealousy and in a bad temper, she had told the manager of Milward’s to fire the girl after seeing her smile at a salesgirl when Sheila tried on something unflattering. When the Inspector shows Sheila a picture of the girl, she begins to sob and runs out of the room. The Inspector goes on to tell the family that Eva Smith, after Birling put her out, was hired at a shop-Milward’s-but was fired on the basis of a customer’s complaint. Sheila returns to the room, and is very upset to hear about the girl’s tragic suicide. ![]() Birling identifies that she used to work at his factory, before he forced her to leave when she became the ring- leader of a strike for higher wages. When he mentions that her name was Eva Smith, Mr. Birling encourages Gerald and Sheila to ignore the pessimistic “silly talk” going around these days, and claims that fear of an inevitable war is “fiddlesticks.”Ī Police Inspector arrives, and reports that he is investigating the suicide of a young woman who recently swallowed disinfectant and died in the Infirmary. Birling gives a toast, and Gerald gives Sheila her engagement ring, which she puts on her finger very excitedly. ![]() ![]() The play begins in a nice dining room, with the prosperous Birling family joyously celebrating the engagement of their daughter, Sheila, to Gerald Croft. ![]()
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