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Enola Holmes · 2020 — Chapter 12 of 12 · 3'17" · B2
Enola and Tewkesbury Flee the School, Explained: right a wrong
They escape the school by car and argue about what to do next. Enola turns the plan toward justice: "An injustice has occurred. It's time to right some wrongs." Tewkesbury thinks every step is a worse idea, but Enola keeps steering, sure of what she was raised to do.
What happens
Enola and Tewkesbury drive away from Miss Harrison's school in his automobile. They plan to hide in London, then change course for Basilwether to investigate the plot against him. Enola insists an injustice has been done and it is time to right some wrongs, while Tewkesbury warns that each step makes the idea worse.
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make senseyour moveright a wrongstand to gain
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Phrase of the scene
right a wrong
to correct an injustice
伊诺拉决定动身去巴斯尔韦瑟，说要纠正已经发生的不公。
The ruling was meant to right a wrong done decades ago.
Also in this scene
- make sense
to be logical or understandable
- your move
it is your turn to act
- stand to gain
to be in a position to benefit
Everything marked in this scene
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Enola, I'm not finished yet. [MISS HARRISON GASPING]The best bit was my idea, but you did save me.The best bit was my idea, but you did save me.flap
I didn't like it in there.Now let's get back to London and find a proper hiding place.liaison
what-clause as object
you will discover what mettle you truly have,and what you're prepared to risk,for what matters.it is your turn to act
Your move, Enola.to correct an injustice
An injustice has occurred. It's time to right some wrongs.but my family were set on me joining the army and going overseas.to be in a position to benefit
with plus noun plus adjective
You think this is my uncle's doing?to be logical or understandable
Doesn't it make sense?But he's a powerful man. What on earth could we do?Good point.the comparative the comparative
The closer we get, the worse this idea becomes.Trust me.Enola and Tewkesbury Flee the School, explained
What's really going on
The scene is a quiet turning point disguised as a car ride. Enola has just been told that a time will come when she has to make a hard choice — "There'll come a time when you have to make a hard choice... and what you're prepared to risk, for what matters." Instead of hiding, she chooses to act, and the choice reveals what she was made for. The line "This is what my mother made me for" is the heart of it: her strange upbringing, unlike the embroidery and wax roses taught to other ladies, was training for exactly this. Tewkesbury supplies the caution, repeating that "the closer we get, the worse this idea becomes," but Enola's certainty is the point of the scene. She is not just solving a crime; she is proving her mother right.
Theme
CourageEnola chooses to act instead of hiding, risking safety for what she believes matters.
Coming of ageThe hard choice reveals who Enola is and what her unusual upbringing prepared her to do.
What you'll learn
- 'rudiments' carries more than its dictionary gloss.
- 'mettle' changes the pressure of the reply.
- The surrounding lines set the social temperature.
Listen for
- Can you actually — weak form
- like it in there — flap
- come a time — liaison
This is what my mother made me for.Enola's certainty that her unconventional education was training for exactly this moment of action.
There'll come a time when you have to make a hard choice.The warning that a decisive moment is coming, when Enola must weigh what she is prepared to risk.
The closer we get, the worse this idea becomes.Tewkesbury's running objection: the nearer they come to danger, the less he likes the plan.
You want a culprit, find the motive.Enola's detective principle: to identify the culprit, look first at who benefits.
Questions about this scene
Why do Enola and Tewkesbury go to Basilwether?
They decide that hiding will not solve anything. Enola wants to investigate the plot against Tewkesbury and expose who is behind it, so they head for his family estate.
Why does Enola want to go after the culprit?
She argues an injustice has occurred and it is time to right some wrongs. Rather than run, she wants to use what her mother taught her to solve the crime.
Why does Tewkesbury object to the plan?
He keeps warning that the closer they get, the worse the idea becomes. He is frightened of the powerful man they suspect and thinks they are both lucky to be alive.
Why does Enola say her mother made her for this?
Her education was not about embroidery or polite accomplishments. Her mother trained her to watch, listen and fight, which is exactly what the investigation now demands.
Enola Holmes · 12 chapters
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Chapter 1one's own companyEnola Confronts Her Brothers
Chapter 2unpickEnola Decodes Her Mother's Message
Chapter 3leave someone strandedEnola Hides on the Train
Chapter 4the game is afootSherlock and Mycroft Argue Over Enola
Chapter 5prepare the groundEnola Bluffs Her Way Into Basilwether
Chapter 6for better or worseA Talk of Power Over Tea
Chapter 7lead someone astrayEnola Meets the Dowager
Chapter 8do funny things to someoneTewkesbury Finds Enola's Hideout
Chapter 9fend for oneselfEnola at Miss Harrison's School
Chapter 10pick my brainsSherlock Visits Enola
Chapter 11see right through someoneEnola Sneaks into the Finishing School
Watching · Chapter 12right a wrongEnola and Tewkesbury Flee the SchoolThat's all 12 chapters of this film