Поворот гвинта
The Turn of the Screw
Ithadallbeenagreatworryand,onhisownpartdoubtless,aseriesofblunders,butheimmenselypitiedthepoorchicksandhaddoneallhecould;hadinparticularsentthemdowntohisotherhouse,theproperplaceforthembeingofcoursethecountry,andkeptthemthere,fromthefirst,withthebestpeoplehecouldfindtolookafterthem,partingevenwithhisownservantstowaitonthemandgoingdownhimself,wheneverhemight,toseehowtheyweredoing.Theawkwardthingwasthattheyhadpracticallynootherrelationsandthathisownaffairstookupallhistime.HehadputtheminpossessionofBly,whichwashealthyandsecure,andhadplacedattheheadoftheirlittleestablishment—butbelowstairsonly—anexcellentwoman,Mrs.Grose,whomhewassurehisvisitorwouldlikeandwhohadformerlybeenmaidtohismother.Shewasnowhousekeeperandwasalsoactingforthetimeassuperintendenttothelittlegirl,ofwhom,withoutchildrenofherown,shewas,bygoodluck,extremelyfond.Therewereplentyofpeopletohelp,butofcoursetheyoungladywhoshouldgodownasgovernesswouldbeinsupremeauthority.Shewouldalsohave,inholidays,tolookafterthesmallboy,whohadbeenforatermatschool—youngashewastobesent,butwhatelsecouldbedone?—andwho,astheholidayswereabouttobegin,wouldbebackfromonedaytotheother.Therehadbeenforthetwochildrenatfirstayoungladywhomtheyhadhadthemisfortunetolose.
