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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir · 1947 — 第 2 / 18 章 · 2'10" · B1

Lucy Insists on Gull Cottage, Explained：be the judge of

On the surface, a newly widowed woman is house-hunting on a small budget and fixates on a cottage the agent keeps steering her away from. Underneath, it's a quiet power struggle: Coombe decides what 'suits' her, and she refuses to let a man claim that authority. "But it's my time," she tells him.

あらすじ

Lucy Muir visits the Itchen, Boles & Coombe agency to rent a house. The clerk, young Coombe, runs through respectable, pricey listings she can't afford. Then she spots Gull Cottage, a furnished seaside house at a 'ridiculous price,' and decides it's exactly what she wants. Coombe refuses to show it and won't explain why.

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desirous ofin bereaved circumstancessuit youput up for rent

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このシーンの表現

be the judge of

be the one who decides

When Lucy questions him, Coombe claims the right to judge for her.

I'll be the judge of whether the work is finished.

このシーンの他の表現

  • desirous of

    wishing to

  • in bereaved circumstances

    newly bereaved

  • suit you

    be right for you

  • put up for rent

    list a property for rent

  • if you insist

    since you insist

このシーンのメモ一覧

41 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ

表現 · A2be quite all right

that's perfectly fine

It's quite all right.
発音passed on

Link passed and on so it sounds like pass-don.

Mr. Itchen passed on 30 years ago.
スラング · B1Junior

the younger — Used to name a son after his father.

Junior.
文法 · C1desirous of renting

adjective + gerund: Desirous of plus a gerund forms a formal way to say wanting to do something.

Mrs. Muir, of course. You were desirous of renting a house.
表現 · B1suitable to someone

fitting for someone

Well, I've selected several prospects suitable to a young lady in bereaved circumstances.
文法 · B1suitable to a young lady

postpositive adjective phrase: The phrase suitable to a young lady is placed after prospects, like a shortened relative clause.

Well, I've selected several prospects suitable to a young lady in bereaved circumstances.
表現 · B2complete offices

full service rooms offices here are service rooms, not workspaces

Bowles Yard. Seaside villa. Three beds, two recept, complete offices, company's gas and water, ideally sits near bus stops, modern drains, private garden, £120. £10 deposit.
スラング · A2Right

noted, okay — A quick spoken acknowledgement; casual but common.

Right.
表現 · B1the sort of thing/place

the kind of place

It's exactly the sort of place I'm looking for.
表現 · A2suit someone

be right for you

Coombe waves off Gull Cottage at once, insisting it will never do for her.

Gull Cottage. Oh, no, no. That wouldn't suit you at all.
表現 · B1a furnished house

a house with furniture

And only £52. That's very little for a furnished house.
表現 · B2a ridiculous price

an absurdly low price

It's a ridiculous price.
表現 · A2there's something wrong with something

a hidden fault

I suppose there's something wrong.
表現 · B1put something up for rent

offered for letting

When Itchen, Boles, & Coombe put up a house for rent, you may be sure there is nothing wrong with the drains.
文法 · B2you may be sure there is nothing wrong

omitted that-clause: You may be sure drops that and takes a clause directly, meaning rest assured.

When Itchen, Boles, & Coombe put up a house for rent, you may be sure there is nothing wrong with the drains.
表現 · B2be the judge of something

the one who decides

My dear young lady, you must allow me to be the judge of that.
発音must allow

The final t in must is often dropped before a vowel.

My dear young lady, you must allow me to be the judge of that.
表現 · A2be going to do something

intend to live

But if I'm going to live in the house, I should be the judge.
表現 · A2waste one's time

spend time uselessly

You'll only waste your time.
表現 · B1if you insist

since you insist

Cornered by her threat to go elsewhere, Coombe gives in with as much dignity as he can.

Very well, madam, if you insist.
スラング · B1Very well

all right then — A formal concession, often reluctant.

Very well, madam, if you insist.
表現 · A2drive someone to a place

take someone by car

I shall drive you to Gull Cottage in my motorcar.
発音drive you

Blend drive and you into drai-vyuh.

I shall drive you to Gull Cottage in my motorcar.

「Lucy Insists on Gull Cottage」を読み解く

What's really going on

Coombe never states why Gull Cottage won't do; he just keeps sliding back to Labernum Mount. His authority is built on condescension—'my dear young lady, you must allow me to be the judge of that'—a line that sounds polite but rules Lucy out of the decision entirely. She answers in kind, claiming the same right for herself: 'But if I'm going to live in the house, I should be the judge.' It's not really about drains or price. He seems to be protecting her from something, and his vague deflecting only hardens her resolve. The scene quietly sets up her whole character: a woman with no income and no status who refuses to be managed. When she threatens a rival agency, he finally folds and offers his motorcar.

Theme

PowerCoombe assumes the right to decide what suits a woman; Lucy insists the choice is hers.
ClassThe listings map her status: pricey streets she can't afford, and a cheap cottage the agent deems beneath her.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Politeness here is a weapon, not a courtesy.
  • Every refusal dresses itself as concern for her.
  • She wins by knowing the market better than he does.
  • Respectable listing words hide a flat no.

発音のポイント

  • passed on — Link passed and on so it sounds like pass-don.
  • must allow — The final t in must is often dropped before a vowel.
  • drive you — Blend drive and you into drai-vyuh.
It's exactly the sort of place I'm looking for.

The house-hunting line. Lucy isn't describing the listing anymore; she's making a decision, and 'exactly' leaves no room for Coombe's objections.

But if I'm going to live in the house, I should be the judge.

Her rebuttal: she flips Coombe's own phrase back at him. Whoever lives in the house gets to judge it—not the agent.

Well, I've selected several prospects suitable to a young lady in bereaved circumstances.

Coombe's pitch, and his tell: 'bereaved circumstances' frames Lucy as fragile and in need of guidance, which he intends to provide.

You'll only waste your time.

His last deflection before he relents—a polite way of saying 'I'm still not taking you.' It dismisses her plan as pointless.

My dear young lady, you must allow me to be the judge of that.

The line that defines the scene's tension: 'my dear young lady' softens a flat refusal to let Lucy decide for herself.

このシーンについての質問

Why won't Coombe rent Gull Cottage to Lucy?

He never says. He only insists it wouldn't suit her and refuses to explain, even when she asks directly, which makes the refusal more suspicious than the house itself.

Does Lucy get to see the house in the end?

Yes—she forces the issue by threatening to take her business to another agency in Whitecliff. Coombe gives in and offers to drive her there in his motorcar.

Is Lucy really poor?

She's a recent widow with a modest income and no husband to negotiate for her. She rejects £120 houses as too expensive and is drawn to Gull Cottage's 'ridiculous' £52 rent.

Why does Lucy argue with Coombe instead of just leaving?

She's already been told what she can afford, and she won't also be told what she's allowed to want. 'But it's my time,' she says, refusing to let him waste it or decide for her.

What does 'in bereaved circumstances' mean here?

It's a formal, slightly dated way of saying someone has recently lost a loved one. Coombe uses it to label Lucy as a grieving widow—and to decide what she needs.

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