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The Turn of the Screw

           Ithadallbeenagreatworryand,onhisownpartdoubtless,aseriesofblunders,butheimmenselypitiedthepoorchicksandhaddoneallhecould;hadinparticularsentthemdowntohisotherhouse,theproperplaceforthembeingofcoursethecountry,andkeptthemthere,fromthefirst,withthebestpeoplehecouldfindtolookafterthem,partingevenwithhisownservantstowaitonthemandgoingdownhimself,wheneverhemight,toseehowtheyweredoing.Theawkwardthingwasthattheyhadpracticallynootherrelationsandthathisownaffairstookupallhistime.HehadputtheminpossessionofBly,whichwashealthyandsecure,andhadplacedattheheadoftheirlittleestablishmentbutbelowstairsonlyanexcellentwoman,Mrs.Grose,whomhewassurehisvisitorwouldlikeandwhohadformerlybeenmaidtohismother.Shewasnowhousekeeperandwasalsoactingforthetimeassuperintendenttothelittlegirl,ofwhom,withoutchildrenofherown,shewas,bygoodluck,extremelyfond.Therewereplentyofpeopletohelp,butofcoursetheyoungladywhoshouldgodownasgovernesswouldbeinsupremeauthority.Shewouldalsohave,inholidays,tolookafterthesmallboy,whohadbeenforatermatschoolyoungashewastobesent,butwhatelsecouldbedone?andwho,astheholidayswereabouttobegin,wouldbebackfromonedaytotheother.Therehadbeenforthetwochildrenatfirstayoungladywhomtheyhadhadthemisfortunetolose.

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