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In Pygmalion, when Alfred Doolittle says he is willing to sell his daughter for fifty pounds, Pickering asks him if he has no morals. What does Alfred say in response?

  • A."What's the good of morals?"
  • B."Can't afford them".
  • C."Have you any?"
  • D."My wife won't let me have any".

Answer: B

In Pygmalion, when Pickering asks Doolittle whether he has no morals, Doolittle answers 'Can't afford them, Governor'. He explains that a poor man cannot keep middle-class morality, and that he is one of the undeserving poor. The other options are not what he says in reply. Shaw makes Doolittle a dustman who sees himself as the undeserving poor, a man who cannot afford middle-class morality, and the reply shows his wit and cheerful frankness. The other replies in the options are not given in the scene.

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