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stacks of checks from my publishers, and...The Uninvited · 1944 — 第 4 / 28 章 · 2'11" · B2
Rick Feels a Chill in the Room, Explained：dog in the manger
The room is unnaturally cold after a warm day, and Rick says he suddenly felt completely flattened. The talk turns to why the commander dropped his price: "rumors like that are dynamite if you're selling a place." Pamela swears the ghost stories do not scare her, then invents a whole life for the girl outside.
あらすじ
While settling into the house, Rick and Pamela find one room strangely cold for such a warm day, and Rick admits he suddenly felt completely flattened. They wonder why Commander Beech dropped his price so sharply, and answer it themselves with the ghost rumors. Pamela insists she is not afraid of any of it, then starts building a story around the girl standing outside.
注目の表現
flattenedhowling mistakenot for a single secondkeep a date with
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このシーンの表現
dog in the manger
a spiteful spoiler
Pamela sympathises with Stella, but Roderick calls her a spiteful dog in the manger.
Don't be a dog in the manger about the tickets.
このシーンの他の表現
- flattened
utterly drained or crushed
- howling mistake
a glaring blunder
- not for a single second
not even briefly
- keep a date with
show up for an appointment
- on second thought
after reconsidering
このシーンのメモ一覧
36 行のセリフに 24 件のメモ
needs to be aired
- Do you think this room is damp? - It needs airing.it is odd that
It's funny it should strike so cold in here after such a warm day.oh lord, an exclamation — An old-fashioned exclamation of shock or dismay.
- Oh, law. - What, Rick?ever, for emphasis
What on earth are you talking about?present perfect: Have made marks a mistake already committed, with a tag question showing doubt.
You don't suppose we've made the most howling mistake, do you?The t in don't often drops before suppose.
You don't suppose we've made the most howling mistake, do you?lower the price
Why did the commander suddenly come down in his price like that?extremely damaging here it means the rumor can wreck a sale
The disturbances. Rumors like that are dynamite if you're selling a place.become frightened by
Yes. Pamela, you're not going to get scared of this ghost business, are you?not even briefly
Pamela asks if the ghost talk frightens him, and Roderick insists it would not bother him for a second.
Me? No, disturbances wouldn't disturb me, not for a single second.hypothetical would: This would is hypothetical: even if it happened, it would not affect me.
Me? No, disturbances wouldn't disturb me, not for a single second.Wouldn't runs into disturb, hiding the d.
Me? No, disturbances wouldn't disturb me, not for a single second.show up as arranged
- Didn't he keep his date with you? - Why don't you come up, stupid?a sweet little window
Rick, look at that lamb of a window!deep down
Never thought Bobby was a killer at heart.a ruthless one — A playful exaggeration, not a real accusation.
Never thought Bobby was a killer at heart.present participle phrase: The participle phrase standing out there modifies that, replacing a full relative clause.
Who's that standing out there?not worth a greeting
Don't waste a wave on that one.drive someone away
She adored the house, and we've cast her out.after reconsidering
As they head back with the dog, Roderick changes his mind and jokes that his legs are not what they were.
No. On second thought, my landing gear isn't what it used to be.no longer as good
No. On second thought, my landing gear isn't what it used to be.What it reduces into one blur, close to wha-tit.
No. On second thought, my landing gear isn't what it used to be.one's legs, jokingly — A joking stand-in for a person's legs.
No. On second thought, my landing gear isn't what it used to be.「Rick Feels a Chill in the Room」を読み解く
What's really going on
The chill is the first thing that cannot be explained away. Rick and Pamela came to a house they got cheaply, and the bargain is the clue: when they ask why the commander cut his price, they answer it themselves — "The disturbances. Rumors like that are dynamite if you're selling a place." Their banter is a way of keeping the subject light, and Pamela's line about the girl outside, "She's an ill-mannered little dog in the manger," is less about the girl than about her own wish to live here. Both of them joke about not being afraid, but the room is cold, the dog is uneasy, and the story of the house has already started telling itself. What they call a rumor is turning into a tenant.
Theme
SecretsThe cold room and the lowered price point to something the house is hiding, and the ghost talk is treated as a selling problem.
Death & griefThe girl outside is tied to a loss the house remembers; Pamela reads her tears before anyone admits what happened.
このチャプターで学べること
- A joke about a dog hides a real worry.
- The chill is felt before it is explained.
- Roderick bluffs about ghosts and knows it.
- Stella's sadness splits the siblings' sympathies.
発音のポイント
- don't suppose — The t in don't often drops before suppose.
- wouldn't disturb — Wouldn't runs into disturb, hiding the d.
- isn't what it — What it reduces into one blur, close to wha-tit.
Me? No, disturbances wouldn't disturb me, not for a single second.Rick's boast that nothing odd will shake him; the play on disturb and disturbances makes it sound like bravado rather than calm.
She's an ill-mannered little dog in the manger.Pamela's verdict on the girl outside: she does not live in the house but still resents anyone else having it.
The disturbances. Rumors like that are dynamite if you're selling a place.The explanation for the cheap price: gossip about a haunting can destroy a sale, so the commander had to cut his price.
It's funny it should strike so cold in here after such a warm day.The first physical clue of the haunting: the room's unnatural chill is noted before anything supernatural is named.
このシーンについての質問
Why is the room so cold?
It is the first sign of the haunting. After a warm day the room strikes unnaturally cold, and Rick feels it physically, saying he suddenly felt completely flattened. The cold is what makes them start taking the ghost talk seriously.
Why did Commander Beech lower the price of the house?
Because of the disturbances. As one of them puts it, rumors like that are dynamite if you are selling a place, so the strange events explain the bargain the Fitzgeralds got.
Does Pamela believe in ghosts?
She says she does not really believe in them and insists she would be interested rather than scared. Even so, she is the one who spins the girl outside into a story, which the others tease her about.
Who is the girl standing outside?
She appears to be the old man's granddaughter, Stella Meredith. Pamela thinks she had been crying and that she loved the house, though the others tell Pamela to stop making up stories.
What does dog in the manger mean here?
It comes from Aesop: a dog that will not let the ox eat hay it cannot eat itself. Applied to the girl, it means she is not living in the house but still refuses to let anyone else have it.
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第 1 章hanker forPamela Falls for the Old House
第 2 章head over heels in loveThe Fitzgeralds Try to Buy Windward
第 3 章bring the price downThe Fitzgeralds Buy a Haunted House
再生中 · 第 4 章dog in the mangerRick Feels a Chill in the Room
第 5 章talk me out ofThe Tobacconist Gossips About Windward
第 6 章break it gentlyRick Takes Stella Sailing
第 7 章sleeping-beauty magicLizzie Comes Home to the House
第 8 章I'd soonerThe First Night at Windward House
第 9 章take hold of yourselfRick and Pam Hear a Woman Cry
第 10 章circulate rumorsRick Confronts Commander Beech
第 11 章at the mention ofRoderick Gives Stella a Lift
第 12 章do no such thingStella Defies Her Grandfather
第 13 章a bad hatStella Revisits Her Childhood Home
第 14 章dream upLizzie Sees a Ghost at Windward
第 15 章hide your head in the sandDr. Scott Tells the Old Scandal
第 16 章miss one's cueStella Senses Her Mother's Ghost
第 17 章tear someone apartRoderick Asks Stella to Leave
第 18 章mind at restThey Plan a Séance for Stella
第 19 章tranceThe Séance at Windward House
第 20 章at your disposalCommander Beech Confronts Rick
第 21 章bluff someoneLizzie Names the Dead Woman's Nurse
第 22 章by any chanceRick and Pamela Visit Miss Holloway
第 23 章put up withHolloway Tells the Cliff Murder Story
第 24 章plaster saintStella Trapped at the Retreat
第 25 章in a jiffyThe Casebook Points to Murder
第 26 章pile it onThe Plan to Rescue Stella
第 27 章beating about the bushHolloway Sends Stella Home
第 28 章for heaven's sakeStella Nearly Walks Off the Cliff第 4 / 28 章 · 残り約 67 分