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Has something happened?Downton Abbey · 2019 — 第 13 / 22 章 · 2'55" · B2
The Queen's Dresser Caught Stealing, Explained：the stage is set
Small treasures keep vanishing from the house, and the trail leads to the queen's own dresser. Instead of an arrest, there is a deal: return the stolen items and sew a new ball gown overnight, or the story goes public. "That'll make headlines from here to Peru," one side warns.
あらすじ
Several small objects have gone missing from Downton, including a box, a cupid figure, a paper knife and a piece of painted glass. When the trail points to the queen's dresser, she is confronted and told to give everything back. In return for silence, she is ordered to make a new ball gown overnight for Lady Hexham.
注目の表現
the stage is setmean to do somethingwell-earned restwhy on earth
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このシーンの表現
the stage is set
everything is ready
After being questioned, Mary tells Tom that a row about her is clearly brewing.
The stage is set for a big announcement.
このシーンの他の表現
- mean to do something
intend to do something
- well-earned rest
a deserved break
- why on earth
in the world
- must have been
must have been
- think I won't
assume I will not
このシーンのメモ一覧
47 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ
during the time someone did
Old Lady Grantham came in while we were dressing.everything is ready
After being questioned, Mary tells Tom that a row about her is clearly brewing.
I think the stage is set for a fight later, about me.Set for a runs together, with for reduced.
I think the stage is set for a fight later, about me.intend to do something
Mary reports that the countess suspects Lady Bagshaw deliberately favours Lucy.
She thinks Lady Bagshaw means to favor me, - and she doesn't approve. - What business is it of hers?none of someone's business
She thinks Lady Bagshaw means to favor me, - and she doesn't approve. - What business is it of hers?satisfactory to someone
Lady Bagshaw must have her reasons, and that's good enough for me.Must have blurs, the t almost disappearing.
Lady Bagshaw must have her reasons, and that's good enough for me.here you are
Ah, there you are, Miss Lawton.a deserved break
Greeting the resting royal dresser, milady offers the polite wish of a deserved break.
I hope you're having a well-earned rest.fewer tasks
Well, there's always less for me to do when Miss Aplin arrives.prepared for
But we must be ready for the ball tomorrow.do it in one night
fit a new ball dress and sew it overnight so it's done before you leave in the morning.in the world
Asked to sew a ball dress overnight, the dresser demands to know why she would ever do it.
Why on earth would I do that?subject ellipsis: The subject I is dropped at the start, common in quick spoken denials.
: Never took the glass.modal deduction: Must have been states a confident guess about what already happened.
Then it must have been broken, like she said.remove something from
But you took something from that room.get something returned
I'd like them all back, please.within one night
I can't sew a dress in a night.The t in can't drops before sew.
I can't sew a dress in a night.on arrival at a place
When you get to Harewood tomorrow.assume I will not
Mary warns the dresser not to gamble on her silence, a threat delivered flatly.
And don't think I won't tell.double negative emphasis: Two negatives pile up into a threat: do not assume I will stay silent.
And don't think I won't tell.a royal wardrobe attendant — Palace jargon for the royal wardrobe staff.
"Queen's dresser a thief."become big news
Mary threatens to turn the theft into a scandal reaching every paper from here to Peru.
That'll make headlines from here to Peru.bad luck for certain people
Asked why all the royal footmen left, Mary answers with a dry aside that hides a hand in it.
Unlucky for some, milady.my lady — Old servant speech for addressing the mistress.
Unlucky for some, milady.an exclamation of impatience
For goodness' sake!good grief — Shows impatience; casual but common.
For goodness' sake!「The Queen's Dresser Caught Stealing」を読み解く
What's really going on
This is a blackmail scene dressed up as a housekeeping conversation. The stolen things are trivial — a box, a cupid, a paper knife, a patch box — but their owner has the one thing that matters: the truth, and the will to use it. Rather than call the police, the confrontation trades silence for labour, demanding a ball gown be made by morning. The thief stalls, asking "When would I sleep?" and answering "Why on earth would I do that?" but the leverage is clear. The threat is not legal but social: "Queen's dresser a thief. That'll make headlines from here to Peru." The scene shows how power actually moves in this world — not through the law, but through reputation and who can afford to lose it.
Theme
PowerThe confrontation trades silence for a night's labour, showing who really holds the upper hand.
SecretsThe stolen trinkets and the threat of a newspaper headline are used as leverage.
このチャプターで学べること
- A calm demand can be harder to refuse than a shout.
- The threat works because scandal travels fast.
- Servants hear the secrets guests assume are hidden.
発音のポイント
- set for a — Set for a runs together, with for reduced.
- must have — Must have blurs, the t almost disappearing.
- can't sew — The t in can't drops before sew.
I think the stage is set for a fight later, about me.An early warning about a coming argument: the speaker can already tell that the family is lining up to fight over her, as if a play were about to begin.
Lady Bagshaw must have her reasons, and that's good enough for me.A loyal, unbothered answer: whatever Lady Bagshaw decides, the speaker trusts her reasons and does not need them explained.
That'll make headlines from here to Peru.The blackmail's punchline: the scandal would be big enough to travel the world. It is a threat to reputation, not a legal one.
I can't sew a dress in a night.A plain refusal in the middle of the confrontation: the dresser insists that one night is not enough time to make a dress.
このシーンについての質問
Why is the queen's dresser being blackmailed?
Several small items have gone missing from Downton, and the trail leads to the queen's dresser. Instead of reporting her, the household offers a deal: return the stolen things and sew a ball gown overnight.
What was actually stolen?
A box, a cupid figure, a paper knife, a piece of Lady Hexham's painted glass and a patch box from the dressing table. Most are small keepsakes rather than treasure.
What does 'the stage is set' mean?
It means everything is prepared and something is about to happen, like a play waiting to begin. Here it is used about a coming family argument over the speaker.
Why does the dresser have to sew through the night?
It is the price of silence. If she makes a new ball gown by morning, the theft will be forgotten; if she refuses, the story will be told and printed.
Who is shouting for help at the door?
Wilson is. At the end of the sequence a voice pounds on a door and calls for help, suggesting the visiting royal staff have run into trouble of their own.
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