Essay Archive - The Ghost of Peter Quint
The Ghost of Peter Quint
One afternoon in June when the governess first arrived at the
country estate at Bly where she was to supposed to take care of Miles (10)
and Flora (8). The two children were to be under her complete care The
uncle who had married her, said that he did not want to be bothered with
his orphaned niece and nephew.
The weeks of June passed very slow and boring. Then one evening,
while she was walking in the garden at twilight, the governess was stunned
to see a strange man at a distance. The man looked at her and then
disappeared. The incident angered the young woman ....
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