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The Uninvited · 1944 — 第 10 / 28 章 · 2'07" · B2

Rick Confronts Commander Beech, Explained：circulate rumors

The Fitzgeralds come to Beech with what they heard at Windward House — crying in the night — and he answers every question except the real one. "Your purchase of the property doesn't establish a social bond between us," he says, and forbids Stella to see them. Rick's last line names what Beech is hiding.

あらすじ

Rick visits Commander Beech to ask about the crying heard at Windward House. Beech dismisses it as echoes and erosion, refuses to let Stella meet them, and says that buying the house creates no social bond. He demands a promise that no more invitations will be sent; Rick refuses, and ends by saying Beech must believe the house is haunted.

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bring a matter to someonenatural causesa general delicacycirculate rumors

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このシーンの表現

circulate rumors

spread gossip

Pressed about Stella's mother, the commander defends her, saying she never circulated rumors.

Please don't circulate rumors about the new neighbour.

このシーンの他の表現

  • bring a matter to someone

    raise a topic with someone

  • natural causes

    ordinary physical reasons

  • a general delicacy

    a frail constitution

  • a social bond

    a personal connection

  • what's the matter with

    what is wrong with

このシーンのメモ一覧

41 行のセリフに 27 件のメモ

表現 · B1hear it oneself

heard it in person

Last night I heard it myself, Commander Beech.
発音heard it

Heard it links, sounding like hear-dit.

Last night I heard it myself, Commander Beech.
表現 · A2belong to someone

is owned by you

Mr. Fitzgerald, Windward House belongs to you now.
文法 · B1Why do you bring

wh-question: The wh-word plus do plus subject forms the question.

- Why do you bring this matter to me? - Because we want information.
表現 · B2for practical reasons

for practical purposes

I for practical reasons, and my sister because she believes it's a ghost.
表現 · C1utter nonsense

complete nonsense

- She'd like to know what the ghost wants. - What utter bosh!
スラング · C1bosh

nonsense — Old-fashioned British for nonsense, said with scorn.

- She'd like to know what the ghost wants. - What utter bosh!
表現 · B2in someone's time

in her day

And there were no disturbances there in her time?
表現 · B2an echo from somewhere

a sound bouncing from

An echo from a subterranean cave, perhaps.
表現 · B1may have done something

might have altered

Erosion may have changed the structure of the cliffs.
表現 · B1not a bad suggestion

not a bad idea

- It's not' a bad suggestion. - May I come in, Grandfather?
表現 · A2run along

go on now

No, you run along to church. I'll join you in a few minutes.
スラング · B2run along

go on now — A brisk way to send someone off, often to a child.

No, you run along to church. I'll join you in a few minutes.
表現 · A2glad someone is better

pleased you have improved

- But I want to see Mr. Fitzgerald. - I'm glad you're better.
表現 · B2suffer with something

is troubled by

Stella merely suffers with a general delicacy.
表現 · A2one more question

a final question

Just one more question. Was Stella's mother ever troubled at Windward House?
表現 · B2since someone's death

after she died

Then the trouble must have begun since her death.
文法 · B2must have begun

must have done: Must have plus a past participle states a strong guess about the past.

Then the trouble must have begun since her death.
表現 · B2set the date

fix the time

- Do you mean to imply... - No, I'm merely trying to set the date.
表現 · B2accept an apology

forgive you

Very well. I accept your apology. But please understand one thing.
文法 · C1Your purchase of the property

nominal subject: Turning the action into a noun makes the sentence formal and distant.

Your purchase of the property doesn't establish a social bond between us.
発音purchase of the

Of the reduces and links, with of almost swallowed.

Your purchase of the property doesn't establish a social bond between us.
表現 · B2allow someone to do something

let someone do it

What's the matter with us? Why don't you allow Stella to see us?
表現 · B2deal with something

handle the issue

Very well. I shall know how to deal with the matter.
表現 · B1Great Scott

good heavens

Great Scott! You believe the place is haunted.
発音place is

Place is runs together, close to place-iz.

Great Scott! You believe the place is haunted.
スラング · B2Great Scott

good heavens — An old exclamation of shock, rarely heard now.

Great Scott! You believe the place is haunted.

「Rick Confronts Commander Beech」を読み解く

What's really going on

The interview is a duel conducted in drawing-room manners. Beech has an answer for everything — echoes, erosion, a general delicacy — and the more reasonable he sounds, the more he gives away. "Then the trouble must have begun since her death," Rick says, turning Beech's own facts into an accusation about Stella's mother, and Beech reacts as if he had been struck. What he is protecting is not his reputation but Stella herself, and he tries to wall the Fitzgeralds off with a single sentence: "Your purchase of the property doesn't establish a social bond between us." The scene ends with Rick naming the fear Beech will not admit, and the commander's silence after it is louder than any denial.

Theme

SecretsBeech gives every answer except the true one and forbids Stella to go near the house, which only makes Rick certain something is being hidden.
Death & griefThe talk of Stella's mother and the crying since her death points to a loss the commander cannot name or face.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The commander hides fear behind formal manners.
  • Class and grief keep the two families apart.
  • A polite apology can still end in a threat.
  • He protects Stella by locking her away.

発音のポイント

  • heard it — Heard it links, sounding like hear-dit.
  • purchase of the — Of the reduces and links, with of almost swallowed.
  • place is — Place is runs together, close to place-iz.
Your purchase of the property doesn't establish a social bond between us.

Beech draws a hard line: a business deal does not make them friends, and it gives the Fitzgeralds no claim on Stella or his family.

Then the trouble must have begun since her death.

Rick's quiet deduction from Beech's own answers: whatever haunts the house started after Stella's mother died.

Great Scott! You believe the place is haunted.

Rick's exclamation when Beech forbids Stella from entering: the order gives away what Beech really thinks about the house.

Erosion may have changed the structure of the cliffs.

Beech's attempt at a scientific explanation for the noises: even he seems to need a rational story for what is happening.

このシーンについての質問

Why do the Fitzgeralds go to Commander Beech?

Because they hear crying at Windward House and want information. Rick says he came for practical reasons, while his sister believes it is a ghost, so they bring the matter to the house's former owner.

Why does Commander Beech refuse to let Stella see the Fitzgeralds?

He says Stella is not strong enough to make new friends and insists she does not accept invitations. When pressed, he admits he simply does not want to, and he forbids the Fitzgeralds to send her any more invitations.

What does Beech mean by no social bond?

He means that buying Windward House was only a business deal. It gives the Fitzgeralds no claim on his family or on Stella's company, and he says so to keep the two households apart.

Why does Rick accuse Beech of believing the house is haunted?

Because Beech forbids Stella from ever going inside it. To Rick, the only reason to be that strict is that Beech himself fears something supernatural at Windward House.

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次のチャプター · 第 11 章at the mention ofRoderick Gives Stella a Lift
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再生中 · 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
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