1. "If the child gives the effect another turn of the screw,
what do you say to two children-?"
p. 3
Douglas to the crowd before he
promises to tell his story.
2. "There were plenty of people to help, but of course the
young lady who should go down as governess would be in supreme authority."
p.
8
The master's promise to the
governess.
3. "I'm rather easily carried away."
p.
14
The governess to Mrs. Grose.
4. "It was all the romance of the nursery and the poetry of
the schoolroom."
p.
26
The governess about her
relationship with the children.
5. "'But how do you know?'"
'I know, I know, I know!' My
exaltation grew. 'And you know, my dear."
p.
35
The governess telling Mrs. Grose
that Quint wants Miles.
6. "Then again I shifted my eyes-I faced what I had to
face." (40)
p.
40
The governess the first time she
sees Miss Jessel.
7. "They're not mine-they're not ours. They're his and
they're hers!"
p. 64
The governess talking of the
children to Mrs. Grose.
8. "How can I retrace to-day the strange steps of my
obsession?" (68)
p. 68
The governess musing on her
relationship with the children.
9. "And should you like him to write our story?" (80)
p. 80
The governess to Mrs. Grose about
having the bailiff write to the master.
10. "We were alone with the quiet day, and his little heart,
dispossessed, had stopped."
p. 113
The governess about Miles's death.
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