Which sentence in this excerpt from george bernard shaw’s pygmalion suggests that speech and language were important during the time shaw wrote the play? higgins: pickering: shall we ask this baggage to sit down or shall we throw her out of the window? the flower girl (running away in terror to the piano, where she turns at bay): ah—ah—ah—ow—ow—ow—oo! (wounded and whimpering) i won't be called a baggage when i've offered to pay like any lady. motionless, the two men stare at her from the other side of the room, amazed. pickering (gently): what is it you want, my girl? the flower girl: i want to be a lady in a flower shop stead of selling at the corner of tottenham court road. but they won't take me unless i can talk more genteel. he said he could teach me. well, here i am ready to pay him—not asking any favor—and he treats me as if i was dirt. mrs. pearce: how can you be such a foolish ignorant girl as to think you could afford to pay mr. higgins? the flower girl: why shouldn't i? i know what lessons cost as well as you do; and i'm ready to pay.