a possible chance
There might be a moment.Downton Abbey · 2019 — 第 16 / 22 章 · 3'02" · C1
Lady Bagshaw Names Her Maid Heir, Explained：wound around her little finger
A family gathering turns into a war over inheritance. Lady Bagshaw calmly announces that her closest relative will not inherit her estate — her maid will. Violet is outraged, calling the idea madness, but the announcement is already made. "But he will not be my heir," she says, and no argument changes it.
あらすじ
At a family gathering, Lord Hexham shares the news that his wife is expecting their first child. Then Lady Bagshaw makes a far bigger announcement: her closest male relative, Robert, will not inherit her estate. She intends to leave it to her maid, Lucy Smith, who has cared for her for years. Violet is furious.
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このシーンの表現
wound around her little finger
have full control over someone
The family gossips that Lucy has quietly taken charge of Maud.
The little girl has her grandfather wound around her little finger.
このシーンの他の表現
- heir
the person who inherits
- take care of
look after someone
- clearly insane
obviously mad
- queers
a slur for gay people
- piffle
nonsense
このシーンのメモ一覧
60 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ
Link might, be and a; the t nearly vanishes.
There might be a moment.have full control over someone
The family gossips that Lucy has quietly taken charge of Maud.
She has Maud wound around her little finger.The d in wound runs into around.
She has Maud wound around her little finger.await with pleasure
Well, I'll look forward to it, gentlemen.be pregnant
I've just learned that Lady Hexham is expecting our first child.start a journey
due to be born around the time the prince and I will be setting off on tour.future progressive: Will be doing marks an action in progress at a future point.
due to be born around the time the prince and I will be setting off on tour.the meaning of doing something
Help the prince to understand what it means to have a real family life.come to the main matter
Very well. Let's get to the point.through the father's line
Robert is my nearest relation on my father's side.Of weakens to /əv/ so the three words blur.
What? Are you out of your mind?crazy — Blunt spoken phrase, fine with friends, not formally.
What? Are you out of your mind?be locked in a madhouse
You should be in an asylum.dummy subject it: It is a placeholder; the real subject is the that-clause.
It is lucky for Miss Smith that I do not own a saber.look after someone
Lady Bagshaw explains why her maid deserves the estate.
Lucy has taken care of me for many years.express thanks
I wish to show my gratitude.infinitive subject: An infinitive acts as the subject; is to links it to the consequence.
To treat your maid as a blood relation is to unpick every fiber of the English way of life.nonsense — Old-fashioned Briticism, mildly contemptuous.
What piffle you talk.no reason to do something
- Oh! - Please, there is no need to argue.slur for gay people — A cruel slur; never use it, anywhere.
We had a few drinks, and Mr. Barrow thought it'd be fun to play a trick on the queers, that's all.「Lady Bagshaw Names Her Maid Heir」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene is a class war fought with perfect manners. Lady Bagshaw does not shout; she simply states the fact — "But he will not be my heir" — and lets the room absorb it. What she is really doing is redrawing the boundary of family: loyalty, she suggests, counts for more than blood, and the servant who cared for her has earned what the relatives assumed was theirs. Violet answers with pure outrage, accusing her of madness and crying that treating a maid as a blood relation would "unpick every fiber of the English way of life." That line is the whole argument in miniature: to the old order, inheritance is not about gratitude but about keeping the bloodline and the estate together. Bagshaw's calm reply, dismissing it all as piffle, shows she has already won; as one observer puts it, "Game, set and match to Lady Bagshaw."
Theme
ClassA maid is named heir, and the family's outrage shows inheritance is about blood, not gratitude.
Family conflictA calm inheritance announcement turns relatives into open enemies at the table.
このチャプターで学べること
- A quiet refusal can weigh more than a shout.
- The slur belongs to a character, not to the lesson.
- The little-finger image hides real power in the room.
- Rank decides who may speak plainly and who must smile.
発音のポイント
- might be a — Link might, be and a; the t nearly vanishes.
- wound around — The d in wound runs into around.
- out of your — Of weakens to /əv/ so the three words blur.
But he will not be my heir.The announcement that starts the fight: though Robert is her closest relative, Lady Bagshaw refuses to let him inherit, overturning what the family assumed.
She has Maud wound around her little finger.A description of how completely the maid has charmed Lady Bagshaw: she can get her to do anything, which is why the family is worried.
To treat your maid as a blood relation is to unpick every fiber of the English way of life.Violet's protest in full: making a servant equal to blood would, in her view, unravel the whole order of English society.
Game, set and match to Lady Bagshaw.A tennis metaphor for total victory: Bagshaw has won the argument outright, and no amount of objection can change the result.
このシーンについての質問
Why won't Bagshaw leave her estate to Robert?
Robert is her closest relative on her father's side, but she does not want the estate to pass to him. She prefers to reward Lucy, her maid, who has looked after her for years.
What does 'wound around her little finger' mean?
It means to have complete control over someone through charm, so they will do whatever you want. The line says the maid has Maud — Lady Bagshaw — wrapped around her little finger.
Why is Violet so angry about the inheritance?
To her, inheritance is about blood and keeping the family estate intact. Naming a servant as heir breaks that rule, so she calls the idea madness and a blow to the English way of life.
Who is Lucy Smith?
She is Lady Bagshaw's maid, described earlier as being more of a companion than a servant. Bagshaw says Lucy has cared for her for many years and names her as the heir.
What happens with Barrow and the police sergeant?
In a later thread, a sergeant questions a prank played on Barrow involving a dance with another man. The men joke about it, while the sergeant is told that Barrow is the Earl of Grantham's butler.
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