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Sense and Sensibility · 1995 — 第 15 / 27 章 · 3'24" · B2

Lucy Reveals Her Secret Engagement, Explained：brook no refusal

Lucy confides in Elinor that she is secretly engaged to Edward, and begs her to keep the secret — "If anyone finds out, it will ruin him." Then Mrs. Jennings sweeps everyone into a plan: she will take Lucy and the Dashwood sisters to London, and "will brook no refusal."

あらすじ

Lucy takes Elinor aside and confesses that she and Edward are secretly engaged, asking Elinor to protect the secret. Meanwhile Mrs. Jennings announces that she is going to London and will bring Lucy and the Dashwood sisters with her, refusing to take no for an answer. Marianne is thrilled to think she will see Willoughby.

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out of sortson the contraryconcoct a planmake for

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このシーンの表現

brook no refusal

allow no refusal

Mrs. Jennings turns her invitation into a command, refusing to hear a no.

She will brook no refusal tonight.

このシーンの他の表現

  • out of sorts

    slightly unwell

  • on the contrary

    quite the opposite

  • concoct a plan

    cook up a plan

  • make for

    head towards

  • strike hands

    shake on a deal

このシーンのメモ一覧

55 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ

表現 · B2be out of sorts

slightly unwell

Elinor notices Marianne looks off and asks if she is unwell; Marianne insists she is perfectly well.

- You seem out of sorts. Are you well? - Perfectly well. Thank you.
表現 · B2on the contrary

quite the opposite

Someone worries he has given offence, and the cool answer is on the contrary.

- I've not offended you? - On the contrary.
発音not offended

Drop the t in not and slide straight into offended.

- I've not offended you? - On the contrary.
表現 · B1find out

come to light

If anyone finds out, it will ruin him.
発音finds out

Run finds and out together so the s joins the vowel.

If anyone finds out, it will ruin him.
表現 · C1concoct a plan

cook up a plan

Mrs. Jennings announces that she and Charlotte have cooked up a plan to take the sisters to London.

Charlotte and I have concocted a plan.
表現 · B2make for somewhere

head towards

Mrs. Jennings says she makes for London shortly, then turns the announcement into an invitation.

I make for London shortly, and I invite you, Lucy...
表現 · C1the delights of something

the pleasures of the season

I shall convey you to Chelsea, and we will taste the delights of the season.
発音convey you

Link convey and you so the consonant slides straight into the next word.

I shall convey you to Chelsea, and we will taste the delights of the season.
表現 · C1with no other view

with no other aim

I came into Devonshire with no other view.
表現 · B2spare someone

let someone go

- But we cannot leave our mother. - Your mother can spare you very well!
文法 · B2could not be more delighted

negative superlative: Could not be more delighted is a negative plus comparative used to mean the highest possible degree.

I could not be more delighted. It is exactly what I would wish.
表現 · C1brook no refusal

allow no refusal

Mrs. Jennings turns her invitation into a command, refusing to hear a no.

I will brook no refusal, Miss Dashwood.
表現 · C1strike hands on a bargain

shake on a deal

Let us strike hands on the bargain.
表現 · A2look after someone

take care of

You must look after Mama:
表現 · C1poke about

rummage around

How do you think I live, poking about...
スラング · C1poking about

rummaging around — Colloquial and self-pitying; keep it out of formal writing.

How do you think I live, poking about...
表現 · A2write to someone

sent a letter to

I have written to Edward.
表現 · B2be vital

is essential

Secrecy is vital. He'll never be able to call.
表現 · C1on that score

on that point

Elinor remarks that Lucy never had to doubt Edward, and Lucy enjoys the compliment while pretending modesty.

never to have had any doubts on that score.
文法 · C1never to have had

perfect infinitive: The perfect infinitive never to have had refers to time up to now, stressing no doubts ever arose.

never to have had any doubts on that score.
表現 · C1a moment's alarm

a moment of worry

Lucy calls herself jealous, then boasts that Edward never gave her a moment's alarm.

But he's never given a moment's alarm on that count.

「Lucy Reveals Her Secret Engagement」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is built on two secrets in the same room. Lucy tells Elinor about her engagement to Edward, the man Elinor herself loves, and asks her to keep quiet because 'if anyone finds out, it will ruin him.' That choice turns Elinor's politeness into a mask; she must listen and smile while her own hopes are quietly dismantled. Then Mrs. Jennings, who knows nothing, cheerfully engineers the trip that will carry everyone to London — including Lucy, the last person Elinor wants near Edward. The invitation is kind and unstoppable at once: 'I will brook no refusal.' What the sisters carry to bed that night is the distance between Marianne's open delight and Elinor's silence.

Theme

SecretsLucy burdens Elinor with a secret engagement that must not be revealed, forcing Elinor to hide her own feelings.
RomanceElinor must remain gracious while listening to the woman secretly engaged to the man she loves.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Mrs. Jennings makes an invitation sound like an order.
  • Marianne's joy and Elinor's silence run side by side.
  • Lucy's modesty is a way of boasting.
  • A secret kept is a burden carried alone.

発音のポイント

  • not offended — Drop the t in not and slide straight into offended.
  • finds out — Run finds and out together so the s joins the vowel.
  • convey you — Link convey and you so the consonant slides straight into the next word.
If anyone finds out, it will ruin him.

Lucy's reason for demanding silence: revealing the engagement would destroy Edward's prospects.

It is the best plan in the world!

Mrs. Jennings's delight at her own scheme to carry the young women off to London.

I will brook no refusal, Miss Dashwood.

Her firm invitation, which leaves the Dashwoods no polite way to decline.

I shall see Willoughby, and you will see Edward!

Marianne's happy assumption that the trip means seeing their suitors, which she speaks for both sisters.

I do not believe you feel as calm as you look. Not even you.

Marianne's remark that Elinor cannot be as unruffled as she appears, though Elinor gives nothing away.

Secrecy is vital. He'll never be able to call.

Lucy's warning that Edward's visits must stay hidden, since a formal call would expose the engagement.

このシーンについての質問

Why is Lucy's engagement to Edward a secret?

Because Edward's family would oppose it, and Lucy says that if anyone finds out, it will ruin him. She makes Elinor promise not to tell.

Why does Mrs. Jennings invite the Dashwood sisters to London?

She wants their company and enjoys arranging other people's lives. She plans to bring Lucy and both sisters with her and refuses to accept a refusal.

Why does Elinor object to the trip?

She says they cannot leave their mother. But her mother insists she can spare them, so the objection is brushed aside.

What does "brook no refusal" mean?

It means to allow no refusal. Mrs. Jennings uses it to make clear that the Dashwood sisters have no polite way to decline her invitation.

What troubles Elinor about the invitation?

The trip will bring her to London with Lucy, whose secret engagement to Edward she must now keep, and with the man she loves still out of reach.

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