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Persuasion · 2007 — 第 7 / 7 章 · 3'20" · C1

Denying the Engagement Rumour, Explained：utterly misinformed

On the surface, people trade greetings, a wedding dress, and a party list. Underneath, a captain brings word that a marriage to Mr Elliot is settled and the Kellynch lease can be cancelled. The answer is blunt: "he is utterly misinformed."

あらすじ

At a spa, visitors trade greetings and wedding-dress plans, then bristle over who belongs at a party. A captain, introduced as a relation of the Crofts, brings Admiral Croft's message: a marriage to Mr Elliot is said to be settled, and the Kellynch lease can be cancelled. The reply is that the Admiral is utterly misinformed, with no truth in any part of it.

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take the watersloathe torelated toconfidently informed

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このシーンの表現

utterly misinformed

given information that is wholly wrong

Thanks come first, then the admiral is called utterly misinformed.

Whoever told you that has left you utterly misinformed.

このシーンの他の表現

  • take the waters

    visit a spa for health

  • loathe to

    strongly unwilling

  • related to

    connected by family

  • confidently informed

    told with great certainty

  • how could I forget

    forgetting is impossible

このシーンのメモ一覧

48 行のセリフに 17 件のメモ

表現 · B2take the waters

visit a spa for health

The visit is explained as taking the waters, not as a social call.

I am here to take the waters.
表現 · B1one's last hope

the only hope left

I have been most dreadfully unwell, it is my last hope.
表現 · C1a mere country curate

only a rural clergyman

-Who? -A mere country curate.
表現 · B2at all costs

no matter what it takes

Will Mr Elliot be there? I must at all costs be introduced to Mr Elliot.
発音at all costs

Join at and all, then land on costs.

Will Mr Elliot be there? I must at all costs be introduced to Mr Elliot.
表現 · C1not the smallest intention

no intention whatsoever

Well, I have not the smallest intention of inviting him, but...
スラング · B2old fellow

a familiar address to a man — Friendly between men who already know each other, not for elders.

-Charles. -Hello, old fellow, how are you?
表現 · B1related to someone

connected by family

Captain Wentworth is named first, and the next line adds that he is related to the tenants.

He is related to our tenants, the Crofts.
表現 · C1confidently informed

told with great certainty

The admiral's news is presented as something he was told with confidence.

That is to say the Admiral, Admiral Croft, has been confidently informed...
表現 · C1a union between

a marriage between two people

That everything is settled now in your family for a union between yourself and Mr Elliot.
文法 · B2if the family's wish is such

conditional clause: If keeps the cancelled lease conditional on the family's wish.

and my commission from the Admiral is to say that, if the family's wish is such,
表現 · B2on someone's behalf

as my representative

You will please thank the Admiral on my behalf,
表現 · C1utterly misinformed

given information that is wholly wrong

Thanks come first, then the admiral is called utterly misinformed.

but I must tell you that he is utterly misinformed.
文法 · B1that he is utterly misinformed

object clause: That introduces the whole correction the speaker insists on delivering.

but I must tell you that he is utterly misinformed.
発音utterly misinformed

Give utterly its syllables, then stress the formed in informed.

but I must tell you that he is utterly misinformed.
表現 · B1quite mistaken

entirely wrong

Quite mistaken.
表現 · C1fanciful rumours

rumours with no basis

And I should be grateful to know the source of such fanciful rumours.

「Denying the Engagement Rumour」を読み解く

What's really going on

Rank shows first. A match with "a mere country curate" gets "Who?", and so does Louisa's naval captain. Someone is "loathe to introduce" the Musgroves to Lady Dalrymple; someone else must, "at all costs", meet Mr Elliot. A captain is then presented as "related to our tenants, the Crofts," though they are already "acquainted." He brings an errand. Admiral Croft has been "confidently informed" of a union with Mr Elliot, a return to Kellynch, and a lease that "shall be cancelled." Asked "What answer shall I give?", the reply thanks the Admiral, then cuts: "he is utterly misinformed." "Utterly?" "None." A request for the source of "such fanciful rumours" dies when Lady Russell appears. "How could I forget?" admits the past and explains nothing. The marriage report arrives with a plan to empty a house, and leaves with the messenger still holding the question.

Theme

ClassA curate, a naval captain, and the Musgroves are all treated as people one is loathe to present, while a tenant's relative must still be formally introduced.
LiesA marriage and a move to Kellynch are reported as settled, then denied in full: "utterly misinformed," "quite mistaken," and "None."

発音のポイント

  • at all costs — Join at and all, then land on costs.
  • utterly misinformed — Give utterly its syllables, then stress the formed in informed.
but I must tell you that he is utterly misinformed.

A polite, total denial. The Admiral's report of a settled match with Mr Elliot, and of a return to Kellynch, is not partly wrong; none of it is true.

his lease at Kellynch shall be cancelled and he and my sister will provide themselves with another home. That is all.

The offer inside the rumour: if the family wants the match, the Admiral will give up the Kellynch lease, and he and the speaker's sister will find another house. "That is all" closes the errand.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Admiral Croft offer to cancel the Kellynch lease?

He has been "confidently informed" that a union with Mr Elliot is settled and that the couple will live at Kellynch. If that is the family's wish, his lease "shall be cancelled," and he and the speaker's sister will find another home. The message ends with "That is all."

Is the story of a marriage to Mr Elliot accepted?

No. The reply thanks the Admiral, then says "he is utterly misinformed." Pressed further, it becomes "Quite mistaken" and, asked if any part is true, "None."

Why is someone loathe to introduce the Musgroves?

A party is already in view, and someone adds that the Musgroves will have to be invited too. The answer is "I shall be loathe to introduce them to Lady Dalrymple." The same room has already met "a mere country curate" and "the naval captain" with "Who?"

What does "take the waters" mean here?

Here it means coming to a spa in hopes of getting well. The speaker has been "most dreadfully unwell" and calls the trip "my last hope."

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第 1 章knocked aboutSir Walter Snubs the Navy第 2 章throwing yourself awayShe Was Persuaded Eight Years Ago第 3 章firmness of characterWentworth on Firmness of Character第 4 章easily persuadedNot So Easily Persuaded第 5 章good companyMr Elliot Defines Good Company第 6 章recover fromHe Does Not Recover再生中 · 第 7 章utterly misinformedDenying the Engagement Rumour
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