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The Uninvited · 1944 — 第 18 / 28 章 · 2'06" · B2

They Plan a Séance for Stella, Explained：mind at rest

Stella is on the edge of a collapse, so Pamela proposes reaching her through her dead mother. "Why don't we try to get a message from Mary Meredith?" she asks, and the others slowly agree to hold a séance at Windward House — with a comforting message they have already written themselves.

あらすじ

Stella is close to a breakdown, and Dr. Scott admits a country doctor cannot do much for her. Pamela suggests holding a séance to get a message from Stella's mother, Mary Meredith, and even writes the comforting words in advance. Rick scoffs at the idea, but they finally agree: the séance will take place at Windward House, with Stella present and the others watching her all the time.

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このシーンの表現

mind at rest

calm someone's worry

Pam insists she is not trying to trick Stella, only to calm her, since Stella is torn apart.

A short call will set your mind at rest.

このシーンの他の表現

  • on the edge of

    very close to

  • séance

    a meeting to contact the dead

  • be supposed to

    be expected to

  • idiot fringe

    foolish extremists (derogatory)

  • entrust your life to

    hand your life over to someone

このシーンのメモ一覧

42 行のセリフに 26 件のメモ

表現 · B1have a passion for something

a strong love of something

He's got a passion for hard-boiled eggs. Did you know?
発音got a passion

Link got and a, stress passion, weaken for.

He's got a passion for hard-boiled eggs. Did you know?
表現 · B1where someone belonged

where he came from

I didn't question him very closely about where he belonged.
表現 · A2find out

discover

I was afraid I might find out. I'm sorry now.
発音afraid I might

Link afraid and I so they sound joined.

I was afraid I might find out. I'm sorry now.
表現 · B1should have met

should have met earlier

- Sorry? - Yes. I should've met you sooner.
表現 · A2get back

return

- When does the commander get back? - Last train tonight.
表現 · B1Heaven help someone

may God help

- Heaven help young Stella then. - Look here.
表現 · A2go near something

approach

Can't you convince her her mother wouldn't want her to go near that house?
文法 · B1She's been listening

present perfect continuous: Has been doing stresses an action continuing right up to now.

Not I. She's been listening for a voice that's been still for 17 years.
表現 · A2get a message from someone

receive word from

Why don't we try to get a message from Mary Meredith?
表現 · B1hold a séance

run a séance

- Do what? - We could hold a séance.
表現 · B1communicate with someone

make contact with

That's how the dead are supposed to communicate with the living.
発音supposed to

Supposed to reduces to something like supposeta.

That's how the dead are supposed to communicate with the living.
表現 · A2according to someone

as stated by

- According to the idiot fringe. - You have no right to say that.
表現 · B1believe in something

have faith in

Many intelligent people believe in spiritualism.
表現 · B1lay something out

arranged and spread out

Shaded lights, the alphabet laid out on the table, an upside-down wine glass...
スラング · B2scoffing

mocking, sneering — Means mocking an idea; a little dismissive.

Stop scoffing, Rick. Not all séances are faked.
スラング · B1faked

not genuine — Casual word for something not genuine.

Stop scoffing, Rick. Not all séances are faked.
文法 · B1It shouldn't be difficult to

dummy subject: It is a placeholder; the real subject is the to-clause that follows.

It shouldn't be difficult to move a glass around and say it's Mary Meredith.
表現 · B1leave someone out of something

don't involve me

- What do you think? - Leave me out of this.
表現 · B1be torn in two

pulled apart

Crikey, no! I want to set Stella's mind at rest. She's just about torn in two.
スラング · B2Crikey

blimey, wow — British exclamation of surprise; casual.

Crikey, no! I want to set Stella's mind at rest. She's just about torn in two.
文法 · B2Unless the conflict inside her is stopped

conditional clause: Unless introduces a negative condition, and the clause is passive here.

Unless the conflict inside her is stopped...
表現 · A2stay away from something

keep away from

Stay away from Windward House."
表現 · B1be worth a try

worth attempting

- We'd be with her all the time. - All right. It may be worth a try.

「They Plan a Séance for Stella」を読み解く

What's really going on

The plan is dishonest, and everyone in the room knows it. Pamela wants to calm Stella, and the only comfort the girl will accept is a word from her mother, so the answer is to invent one: the séance is staged, the message is written in advance, and Rick's job is to move the glass. He argues that he will not cheat Stella, and is answered with the reason the cheat is worth it — "Crikey, no! I want to set Stella's mind at rest. She's just about torn in two." What makes the scene strange rather than cynical is that Mary Meredith may genuinely be present. The script they prepare says she has found peace and that Stella should stay away from Windward House; but they are writing instructions for a ghost they cannot see, and the house may not follow the script.

Theme

Death & griefEveryone is trying to reach Mary Meredith to calm the daughter she left behind, so the plan is driven by loss rather than curiosity.
DeceptionThe séance is arranged in advance, with a message written for Stella, so the comfort they want to give depends on a lie.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The kindest plan in the scene is also a lie.
  • Pam and Rick argue over whether belief can heal.
  • Dr. Scott measures the problem as a doctor, not a friend.
  • The fake message is written to end Stella's waiting.

発音のポイント

  • got a passion — Link got and a, stress passion, weaken for.
  • afraid I might — Link afraid and I so they sound joined.
  • supposed to — Supposed to reduces to something like supposeta.
Not I. She's been listening for a voice that's been still for 17 years.

Someone refuses to talk Stella out of the house, explaining that she has been waiting to hear her dead mother for seventeen years.

Crikey, no! I want to set Stella's mind at rest. She's just about torn in two.

The motive behind the séance: not a trick to amuse them, but a way to calm a girl torn between her grandfather's rules and her need to know.

Why don't we try to get a message from Mary Meredith?

The suggestion that starts the plan: if the house is haunted by Mary, then Mary is the one who can speak to Stella.

That's how the dead are supposed to communicate with the living.

The explanation of what a séance is for: the living set out letters, a glass and a code, and wait for the dead to move them.

このシーンについての質問

Why do they decide to hold a séance?

Because Stella is on the edge of a collapse and nobody can reason with her. Pamela hopes a message from her mother, Mary Meredith, will set her mind at rest and keep her away from Windward House.

Why is Rick against the séance?

He thinks it is a fake and a fraud played on a frightened girl. He jokes that it would be easy to move a glass around and claim it is Mary Meredith.

What is the fake message they plan to give Stella?

A message pretending to be from her mother, saying that since finding her the mother has found peace, and telling Stella to stay away from Windward House.

Why must the séance be held at Windward House?

Because the haunting belongs to that house. They also know it is dangerous for Stella there, so they agree that they will stay with her the whole time.

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次のチャプター · 第 19 章tranceThe Séance at Windward House
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再生中 · 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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