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Eric has just come back into the house to learn that Inspector Goole knows all about his relationship with the late Eva Smith. Eric has been drinking steadily throughout the evening but, now that is secret has come to light, he seems more sober than he did. He has revealed that he got drunk one evening, walked Eva home and forced himself upon her, much to his mother’s distress. After his sister, Sheila, takes their mother out of the room, Eric continues with his confession. Eric is full of
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START: Inspector: When did you meet her again?
Eric: About a fortnight afterwards.
Inspector: By appointment?
[... …]
Inspector: You mean--you stole the money?
Eric: Not really.
Mr. Birling: What do you mean--not really?
Priestley, J.B. An Inspector Calls and Other Plays. Penguin Modern Classics, London. 2000, pp. 204-5.
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