nearby if needed
If I can be of any assistance, sir, I shall remain within call.The Letter · 1940 — 第 5 / 15 章 · 3'03" · B2
Ong Brings Joyce a Delicate Matter, Explained：go to blazes
Robert arrives at Howard Joyce's office worn out by his wife's imprisonment, saying 'I'm all in.' Joyce offers him a place to stay in town and calms his anger at the trial. Then the clerk Ong asks for a private word: something 'very delicate and confidential' has surfaced in the Crosbie case.
あらすじ
Robert visits his lawyer, Howard Joyce, in town. Exhausted and lonely, he says he is 'all in' and would even let the plantation 'go to blazes.' Joyce invites him to stay in the city and reassures him about the upcoming trial. After Robert leaves, Joyce's clerk, Ong, asks to speak privately about a delicate matter connected to the case.
注目の表現
all ingo to blazesturn a hairin opposition
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このシーンの表現
go to blazes
can go to hell
Robert says he tried to work, then curses the whole plantation as worthless to him.
That whole plan can go to blazes for all I care.
このシーンの他の表現
- all in
utterly exhausted
- turn a hair
show no reaction
- in opposition
in rivalry
- the ordeal of
the painful experience of
このシーンのメモ一覧
60 行のセリフに 21 件のメモ
right now
Not at the moment, Ong. Thanks.Link at and the into at-the and soften the final moment.
Not at the moment, Ong. Thanks.very useful
Ong's been of great help on the case.discover
Finds out everything.in rivalry
Joyce praises Ong, then jokes that the clerk could one day open a rival law office.
Trouble is that after he's left my business, he can set up his own law office in opposition.time clause: The after-clause uses the present perfect to place his leaving before the future rivalry.
Trouble is that after he's left my business, he can set up his own law office in opposition.suffer more from it
It's funny that you've taken it so much harder.show no reaction
Robert notes that Leslie, unlike him, shows not the slightest reaction to it all.
Leslie hasn't turned a hair.utterly exhausted
After sleepless nights, Robert finally admits to a friend that he is completely worn out.
I don't mind confessing I'm all in.Blend all in so it sounds like a single word, all-in.
I don't mind confessing I'm all in.more than a short while
This is the first time we've been separated for more than a day or two since we were married.present perfect passive: Have been separated marks a state that has continued from the wedding to now.
This is the first time we've been separated for more than a day or two since we were married.sleep a wink
Maybe I am. I don't believe I've closed my eyes the last 3 nights.for so long
It's monstrous they should have kept her in that filthy prison all this time.had no option
They had no choice, Bob. Anyhow, it's less than a week now, and she'll be free.swayed public opinion
I think it was finding out about her that turned opinion so completely against him.present proof
I'll just produce evidence that Hammond was married to her.goodbye, see you — A casual goodbye; too relaxed for formal settings.
So long, Bob.ask someone for
If you are not too busy, sir, might I trouble you for a few words in private conversation?is connected with
It has to do with the case of the crown vs. Crosbie.「Ong Brings Joyce a Delicate Matter」を読み解く
What's really going on
Everything in this scene is polite, and everything matters. Robert can barely hold himself together — 'I don't mind confessing I'm all in' — and Joyce manages him with an invitation and calm: 'Now, stop worrying about the trial. That's your lawyer's job.' The trial is described as an 'ordeal,' and Robert's grief is almost a liability; Joyce even tells him to sleep and change before seeing Leslie. But the real turn comes at the end. Ong, the 'perfect confidential clerk,' waits until Robert has gone, then lowers his voice: 'The matter upon which I desire to speak to you, sir, is very delicate and confidential.' The wording matters because it announces a problem the lawyer will want to handle alone. Joyce's warm, open office is about to become a place of secrets.
Theme
SecretsThe scene ends as Ong asks for a private word about a delicate, confidential matter tied to the case.
MarriageRobert is undone by his wife's imprisonment, saying he is 'all in' and hates the empty house.
このチャプターで学べること
- Robert's collapse is spoken before it is shown.
- The clerk's courtesy is a tool for getting heard.
- Talk of Hammond's hidden life quietly builds the case.
- The chapter ends on a door that the letter will open.
発音のポイント
- Not at the moment — Link at and the into at-the and soften the final moment.
- all in — Blend all in so it sounds like a single word, all-in.
I don't mind confessing I'm all in.Robert admits he is exhausted and overwhelmed, using a casual phrase to confess weakness to his lawyer.
I've tried to work. The plantation can go to blazes for all I care. I hate the house and every tree on the place.He says he cannot work and no longer cares about the plantation or the home he once shared with Leslie.
It's monstrous they should have kept her in that filthy prison all this time.Robert vents anger that Leslie has been jailed before trial, calling the detention cruel and unfair.
She shot him as she would have shot a mad dog.He insists the killing was justified, comparing Hammond to a rabid animal rather than a man.
If you are not too busy, sir, might I trouble you for a few words in private conversation?Ong politely asks for a private talk, signaling the news is for the lawyer alone.
The matter upon which I desire to speak to you, sir, is very delicate and confidential.Ong declares that what he has to say is sensitive and secret, raising the stakes before he reveals it.
このシーンについての質問
Why does Robert want to move into town?
He is lonely and exhausted while Leslie is in prison. Staying near her in the city, with Joyce and Dorothy, keeps him from being alone on the plantation.
Why is Leslie in prison before her trial?
She admitted to killing Hammond, so in a civilized community a trial is unavoidable. Until it ends, she is held in jail rather than released.
What does Joyce think of the trial?
He treats it as routine. He tells Robert to stop worrying, that the trial is 'your lawyer's job,' and plans to prove Hammond was married to the Eurasian woman.
Why does Ong wait for Robert to leave?
The news is 'very delicate and confidential.' Ong wants to tell the lawyer alone, showing he understands the matter should not reach the husband yet.
What does Robert think about Hammond?
He compares Hammond to a mad dog and says Leslie shot him justly, showing he fully believes her account and feels only contempt for the victim.
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第 2 章put my back upLeslie Recounts the Night Hammond Died
第 3 章the last strawLeslie Describes Shooting Hammond
第 4 章like grim deathJoyce Questions Leslie About the Body
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第 7 章a hairsbreadthHoward Confronts Leslie Over a Letter
第 8 章talk very plainlyHoward Confronts Leslie About the Letter
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第 11 章get hold ofHoward Tells Bob to Buy the Letter
第 12 章put all your eggs in one basketRobert Announces the Move to Sumatra
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