staying out of sight to avoid danger
Enola Holmes · 2020 — Chapter 3 of 12 · 3'40" · B1
Enola Hides on the Train, Explained: leave someone stranded
On the train to London, Enola is keeping out of sight while men search for her, and she is not the only one with troubles. She and Tewkesbury start planning, and her bravado shows through: ask her to leave, and she will remind you she has "just undertaken a particularly daring escape."
What happens
On a train heading to London, Enola is in hiding and trying not to be found. She meets Tewkesbury, a young lord in trouble of his own, and the two join forces. They plan to leave their pursuer stranded when the train stops, and between the danger they talk about family, courage and the fear of dying on a train.
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in hidingremind someone of someoneleave someone strandedI'll have you know
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Phrase of the scene
leave someone stranded
to leave someone stuck with no way out
伊诺拉提出只要把握时机，就能把追踪他们的人困在站台上脱不了身。
The last bus left and stranded us downtown.
Also in this scene
- in hiding
staying out of sight to avoid danger
- remind someone of someone
to make someone remember someone else
- I'll have you know
used to announce something with injured pride
Everything marked in this scene
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used to announce something with injured pride
present perfect with just
liaison
He's checking every carriage, Enola. Wonderful.You have to help me.future passive
You have to help me.[BREATHES HEAVILY] He didn't see me. Of course he did.to make someone remember someone else
Therefore I say good day to you.Especially men.Somebody help me!Somebody help me!I'm not ready to die on a train.liaison
I'm not ready to die on a train.weak form
to leave someone stuck with no way out
first conditional
Enola Hides on the Train, explained
What's really going on
The scene runs on the gap between Enola's nerve and her fear. She keeps up her bravado, planning how to escape a man hunting her, yet the fear leaks out in a blunt admission: "I'm not ready to die on a train." Tewkesbury, a boy clearly out of his depth, offers her something unexpected when he says, "You really do remind me of my uncle. You have that same stare." For a girl who has just run away from everyone, being seen as someone worth knowing lands like permission to be herself. The film keeps circling the idea that a young woman must paint her own picture rather than live the life picked for her, and this chase works because the two of them talk like ordinary people even while being hunted.
Theme
Coming of ageEnola chooses her own path, refusing the life her brothers would arrange for her.
CourageShe jokes about a daring escape while admitting she is afraid of dying on the train.
What you'll learn
- 'thrown off course' carries more than its dictionary gloss.
- 'nincompoop' changes the pressure of the reply.
- The surrounding lines set the social temperature.
Listen for
- have you know — liaison
- Paint your own — liaison
- trying to kill me — weak form
Don t be thrown off course by other peopleEnola's advice to herself and to Tewkesbury: do not let other people's plans decide your direction in life.
I m not ready to die at all I wasn t going to before I met youA small confession: she is not ready to die, and never was — meeting him changed how she faces danger.
You really do remind me of my uncle You have that same stareTewkesbury's remark that she reminds him of her uncle, with the same steady, piercing look.
I m not ready to die on a trainHer blunt version of the same fear: whatever happens, she has no wish to die on this train.
Questions about this scene
Why is Enola hiding on the train?
She is being hunted and cannot travel openly, so she keeps out of sight in a carriage. When someone finds her, she admits she is in hiding and asks to be left alone.
Who is Tewkesbury, and how do they meet?
He is a young lord on the same train, in trouble of his own. He and Enola meet by chance and decide to help each other escape their pursuers.
What does 'I'll have you know' mean?
It is a proud, slightly indignant phrase meaning 'you should know this about me.' Enola uses it to boast that she has just made a daring escape.
What do Enola and Tewkesbury plan to do?
They plan to time things so they can leave the man following them stranded when the train stops, getting away while he is stuck.
Is Enola afraid during the chase?
Yes. Even while she jokes and shows bravado, she admits she is not ready to die on the train, which shows the fear underneath her confident talk.
Enola Holmes · 12 chapters
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Up next · Chapter 4the game is afootSherlock and Mycroft Argue Over Enola
Chapter 1one's own companyEnola Confronts Her Brothers
Chapter 2unpickEnola Decodes Her Mother's Message
Watching · 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
Chapter 12right a wrongEnola and Tewkesbury Flee the SchoolChapter 3 of 12 · about 32 min to go