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The Uninvited · 1944 — 第 20 / 28 章 · 3'10" · B2

Commander Beech Confronts Rick, Explained：at your disposal

Commander Beech storms in after Stella's trance and accuses Rick of meddling. "What have you been doing to the child?" he demands, then offers to buy Windward back. Rick refuses: "Stella will never be well until this house is cured." The fight is really about who gets to decide what Stella needs.

あらすじ

After Stella's trance at Windward, Commander Beech bursts in, furious, and demands to know what has been done to her. He blames Rick and offers to refund the whole purchase price to get the house back. Rick refuses and vows to cure the house. Later, Miss Holloway visits Stella at home and speaks with the Commander about Mary.

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what in thunderidle gossipat your disposaloutgrown her fear

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このシーンの表現

at your disposal

available for you to use

Dismissed by Beech, Dr. Scott still offers to be available at any hour, polite but firm.

My car is at your disposal.

このシーンの他の表現

  • what in thunder

    what on earth

  • idle gossip

    groundless talk

  • outgrown her fear

    no longer afraid

  • meddling

    interfering

  • have the goodness to

    please be so kind as to

このシーンのメモ一覧

51 行のセリフに 27 件のメモ

スラング · B2in thunder

on earth — Old-fashioned outburst of shock; rare today.

What in thunder is this?
表現 · A2get someone out

take her out

- Stella dear, it's all right now. - We must get her out.
表現 · B1do something to someone

treating the child

What have you been doing to the child?
表現 · B1the meaning of this

what this is about

- What's the meaning of this, Dr. Scott? - I can't explain now.
表現 · B1nothing to be frightened of

nothing to fear

- There's nothing to be frightened of. - Control yourself, child!
表現 · B1be responsible for something

to blame for

You're responsible for this. You and your meddling.
表現 · A2tell someone the truth

be honest with us

And so are you. Why didn't you tell us the truth?
表現 · A2get one's money back

a refund

Perhaps you'd like your money back. You shall have it, the entire purchase price.
表現 · B1until something is cured

until the house is healed

No, thank you, Commander. I know this now: Stella will never be well until this house is cured.
発音until this house

Link until this, and blend house is.

No, thank you, Commander. I know this now: Stella will never be well until this house is cured.
表現 · A2drive someone home

give us a lift home

Dr. Scott, have the goodness to drive us home.
文法 · B2Nor am I

inversion: Nor at the front forces inversion; Nor am I means I am not either.

Stella is no longer your patient. Nor am I.
表現 · A2look after someone

take care of her

- But someone must look after her. - That is not your concern, Dr. Scott.
表現 · A1come in

enter

Won't you come in, Miss Holloway?
表現 · B1go into a trance

fall into a trance

Dr. Scott tells me she went into a trance tonight.
文法 · B1happen to be

happen to: Happen to marks coincidence, asking how she came to be there.

How did she happen to be at Windward?
表現 · B1search into something

investigating its history

The people who bought the place are searching into its past.
表現 · B1make someone well again

heal the child

- Are they indeed? - Can you make the child well again?
表現 · B1let someone have someone

give her to me

I could've cured it years ago if you'd let me have her...
文法 · B2if you'd let me have her

unreal conditional: A past unreal conditional, blaming what never happened years ago.

I could've cured it years ago if you'd let me have her...
発音could've cured it

Could've sounds like could-uv, and cured it links.

I could've cured it years ago if you'd let me have her...
発音bright, bright hair

Stress both brights, with the second higher and longer.

Her skin was radiant, and that bright, bright hair.
スラング · B2giggling

laughing foolishly — Often mildly dismissive of silly laughter.

We were no silly, giggling girls.
表現 · B1take someone's place

fill Mary's role

Will you try to take Mary's place with her now?
表現 · A2do one's best

try my hardest

I'll do my best.
スラング · B1chauffeur

a hired driver — A formal word for a hired private driver.

If you'll call my chauffeur, he'll carry her downstairs.
表現 · B1be grateful to someone

thankful towards

I'm deeply grateful to you.

「Commander Beech Confronts Rick」を読み解く

What's really going on

Two arguments run under the shouting. The first is legal and moral: Beech blames the newcomers for stirring up trouble, and Rick throws the accusation back, saying Beech knew the house's history and warned them only of "idle gossip." The second is about Stella herself. Beech offers the entire purchase price to make the Fitzgeralds go away, and Rick's refusal is a declaration: "Stella will never be well until this house is cured." The scene later hands Stella to Miss Holloway, who says she "could've cured it years ago if you'd let me have her" — making clear the two adults have been fighting over the child long before the Fitzgeralds arrived.

Theme

PowerBeech and Miss Holloway both claim the right to decide what is best for Stella, treating her as property to be won.
Family conflictThe fight over the house becomes a family feud, with Beech blaming the Fitzgeralds and Rick blaming Beech's secrecy.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Beech turns grief into blame the moment he arrives.
  • Rick's refusal to blame the house is a quiet act of courage.
  • Holloway's memory of Mary hides a dangerous devotion.
  • The chapter ends calm, which makes the obsession worse.

発音のポイント

  • until this house — Link until this, and blend house is.
  • could've cured it — Could've sounds like could-uv, and cured it links.
  • bright, bright hair — Stress both brights, with the second higher and longer.
No, thank you, Commander. I know this now: Stella will never be well until this house is cured.

Rick turns down Beech's offer to buy the house back, insisting the real cure is not distance from Windward but settling whatever haunts it.

I could've cured it years ago if you'd let me have her...

Miss Holloway tells Beech she wanted Stella in her care long ago; it reveals an old struggle over the child that predates the house.

Her skin was radiant, and that bright, bright hair.

Miss Holloway's memory of Mary is worshipful and precise; her grief for her friend colors how she now speaks about Stella.

It won't be a short process. She's far more ill than you imagine.

The doctor warns that Stella's condition is serious and slow to treat, quietly contradicting anyone who thinks this is a passing scare.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Commander Beech blame Rick and Pamela?

He believes their move into Windward and their probing into its history stirred up whatever is troubling Stella. He calls their involvement meddling and holds them responsible for her collapse.

Why does Rick refuse to sell the house back?

He says Stella will never recover while the house itself is 'uncured.' Rather than run from Windward, he wants to settle what is haunting it, so he turns down Beech's offer of the full purchase price.

Who is Miss Holloway?

A friend of Stella's mother, Mary. She visits Stella after the trance, speaks with Beech about the old days, and asks to take Mary's place in the girl's life.

What does Miss Holloway mean when she says she could have cured Stella years ago?

She implies she always wanted Stella under her care and believes Beech's refusal kept the child unwell. It shows the two of them have been competing over Stella for a long time.

Where does Stella go at the end of the scene?

Beech has Miss Holloway's chauffeur carry the sleeping Stella downstairs, and says it is better for the girl to wake at Miss Holloway's house.

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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再生中 · 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
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