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A Turn of the Screw

           Thereissomethingverytouchingintheearnestnessoftheoldlady’svoiceandinthetremblethatgoesthroughherquaintoldfigure.ButMr.Georgeissooccupiedwiththealmanacoverthefire-place(calculatingthecomingmonthsbyitperhaps)thathedoesnotlookrounduntilshehasgoneawayandthedooriscloseduponher."George,"Mr.Bagnetgrufflywhisperswhenhedoesturnfromthealmanacatlast."Don’tbecastdown!’Why,soldiers,whyshouldwebemelancholy,boys?’Cheerup,myhearty!"TheclerkhavingnowagaingoneintosaythattheyarestillthereandMr.Tulkinghornbeingheardtoreturnwithsomeirascibility,"Let’emcomeinthen!"theypassintothegreatroomwiththepaintedceilingandfindhimstandingbeforethefire."Now,youmen,whatdoyouwant?Sergeant,ItoldyouthelasttimeIsawyouthatIdon’tdesireyourcompanyhere."Sergeantrepliesdashedwithinthelastfewminutesastohisusualmannerofspeech,andevenastohisusualcarriagethathehasreceivedthisletter,hasbeentoMr.Smallweedaboutit,andhasbeenreferredthere."Ihavenothingtosaytoyou,"rejoinsMr.Tulkinghorn."Ifyougetintodebt,youmustpayyourdebtsortaketheconsequences.Youhavenooccasiontocomeheretolearnthat,Isuppose?"Sergeantissorrytosaythatheisnotpreparedwiththemoney."Verywell!Thentheothermanthisman,ifthisishemustpayitforyou."Sergeantissorrytoaddthattheothermanisnotpreparedwiththemoneyeither."Verywell!Thenyoumustpayitbetweenyouoryoumustbothbesuedforitandbothsuffer.

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