halt at a place
Please stop at loa crossway.The Letter · 1940 — 第 1 / 15 章 · 2'51" · B1
Leslie Confesses After the Shooting, Explained：riddled with bullets
The shooting is already done; what matters now is the story. Leslie has locked herself in until her husband returns, then tells him, "He tried to make love to me, and I shot him." Robert wants to protect her; Joyce wants the facts, and the facts are ugly: Hammond was riddled with bullets.
あらすじ
On a Malayan rubber plantation, Robert Crosbie learns that Geoffrey Hammond has been shot. He calls his lawyer Howard Joyce to meet him and rushes home. His wife Leslie has locked herself in her room and will see no one until he arrives. Once inside, she tells them that Hammond tried to make love to her and that she shot him.
注目の表現
make love toas fast as you canlocked herself inon board
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このシーンの表現
riddled with bullets
full of bullet holes
Joyce describes the body to Leslie in blunt detail, quietly planting doubt about how many shots were fired.
The car door was riddled with bullets after the ambush.
このシーンの他の表現
- make love to
make a sexual advance
- as fast as you can
as quickly as possible
- locked herself in
shut oneself inside
- on board
loaded onto a ship
このシーンのメモ一覧
65 行のセリフに 18 件のメモ
take a shorter route
I take shortcut through jungle.the entire cargo
Fred, do you think we can get this whole shipment on these cars?what is wrong
What is it, boy? What's the matter?present perfect passive: Present perfect passive: the shooting is already done and its result stands right now.
Mr. Crosbie, Mr. Hammond has been shot!the mistress — Old colonial servant talk; now heard only in period films.
Missy say hurry!as quickly as possible
Crosbie snaps an order to Fred the second the bad news lands, keeping his voice down.
Fred, get to the village as fast as you can.come and see me
Yes, the lawyer. Tell him to meet me with his car at loa crossway soon as he can.loaded onto a ship
Even with a killing at home, Crosbie insists the shipment must be loaded by six.
She's got to be on board by 6:00.shut oneself inside
The houseboy tells Crosbie his wife has shut herself in and will open the door for no one else.
She locked herself in, Mr. Crosbie.make a sexual advance
The moment her husband enters, Leslie delivers the worst fact in one flat sentence.
He tried to make love to me, and I shot him.Link make, love and to so the phrase runs together as one unit.
He tried to make love to me, and I shot him.nothing to fear
There's nothing to be frightened about.Blend nothing into to so it sounds like nothing-ta.
There's nothing to be frightened about.time clause: The until-clause marks the exact point when her refusal finally ends.
Mr. Withers, I hope you understand that I couldn't see anyone until my husband came.if I can be of use
Naturally I'd want to be here if I can help.came to get me
One of the Crosbie houseboys came to fetch me.full of bullet holes
Joyce describes the body to Leslie in blunt detail, quietly planting doubt about how many shots were fired.
Oh, yes. He was just riddled with bullets.「Leslie Confesses After the Shooting」を読み解く
What's really going on
The scene's real subject is damage control, and the first thing to control is the story. Leslie does not come out until her husband is present; "I couldn't see anyone until my husband came," she explains to Withers, which is both propriety and strategy. Her account is short and self-serving: "He tried to make love to me, and I shot him." Robert responds by holding her and promising "it will be all right," moving instantly into protection. Joyce, the lawyer, is the one who looks at the body and reports the detail that does not fit a panicked defence: Hammond was "riddled with bullets," all six chambers empty. Nobody in the room says what that implies. The men comfort and reassure while the physical evidence quietly contradicts the story they are already preparing to defend.
Theme
DeceptionLeslie's calm account hides the truth, and the empty chambers hint the shooting was not a desperate defence.
MarriageRobert's first instinct is to protect his wife, holding her and promising it will be all right before he knows the facts.
このチャプターで学べること
- Leslie's flat confession unsettles more than a scream would.
- Even a killing here is handled by the household staff.
- The lawyer's small talk masks the machinery closing in.
- A planter's wife says she is used to being alone.
発音のポイント
- make love to — Link make, love and to so the phrase runs together as one unit.
- nothing to — Blend nothing into to so it sounds like nothing-ta.
He tried to make love to me, and I shot him.Leslie's account of the shooting: she claims Hammond made advances and that she fired in self-defence, the story she will repeat.
Hold me tight. I'm so frightened.Leslie's plea to her husband: she wants comfort, and the embrace also binds Robert to her version of events.
There's nothing to be frightened about.Robert's reassurance to Leslie; he commits to her innocence before hearing evidence, which locks him into defending her.
Fred, get to the village as fast as you can.Robert's urgent order to his overseer: both the news and the shipment that must sail by six have to move at once.
I had your head boy remove the body to a shed.The body has already been moved out of sight, an early act of managing the scene before any official inquiry.
このシーンについての質問
Why has Leslie locked herself in?
She refuses to speak to anyone until her husband arrives, saying she could not see anyone before him. It keeps the first account of the shooting for those closest to her.
Why does Robert call Howard Joyce?
Joyce is the family's lawyer in Singapore. Robert wants legal help the moment he hears Hammond has been shot, and tells Fred to fetch him at once.
Why does Joyce mention that all six chambers are empty?
He is reporting what the body shows. Six shots fired and Hammond riddled with bullets suggest more than one panicked shot, undercutting a simple self-defence story.
What does 'make love to' mean in this film?
It is an old usage meaning to court or make romantic advances, not the modern sense. Leslie claims Hammond tried to make love to her, which is why she says she shot him.
What is being shipped, and why does it matter?
Robert's rubber crop is being loaded for Singapore and must be on board by six. He handles the shipment even as the shooting news arrives, showing the plantation's demands continue.
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次のチャプター · 第 2 章put my back upLeslie Recounts the Night Hammond Died
再生中 · 第 1 章riddled with bulletsLeslie Confesses After the Shooting
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
第 5 章go to blazesOng Brings Joyce a Delicate Matter
第 6 章put a different complexion onOng Brings Joyce the Letter
第 7 章a hairsbreadthHoward Confronts Leslie Over a Letter
第 8 章talk very plainlyHoward Confronts Leslie About the Letter
第 9 章save your neckHoward Refuses to Buy the Letter
第 10 章go to the devilOng Chi Seng Names His Price
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
第 13 章throw cold water onRobert Learns What the Letter Cost
第 14 章in love withLeslie Confesses Loving Hammond
第 15 章good sportLeslie's Party After the Trial第 1 / 15 章 · 残り約 47 分