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   ^To be sure。 Why察thank you察Mr Guppy察I am very well 院

   ^Happy to hear it察sir。 You can¨t be too well察sir察for the credit of 

the profession。 ̄ 

   ^Thank you察Mr Guppy 院

   Mr Guppy sneaks away。 Mr Tulkinghorn察such a foil in his old´ 

fashioned     rusty   black   to   Lady   Dedlock¨s   brightness察   hands    her 

down   the   staircase   to   her   carriage。   He   returns   rubbing   his   chin察

and rubs it a good deal in the course of the evening。 



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                                 Chapter 34 



                         A Turn Of The Screw 



                  ow察what察院says Mr George察 may this be拭Is it blank 

                  cartridge察or ball拭A flash in the pan察or a shot拭院

 ^N An                      open   letter   is  the  subject    of  the   trooper¨s 



speculations察and it seems to perplex him mightily。 He looks at it 

at arm¨s length察brings   it  close   to  him察 holds  it  in   his   right  hand察

holds it in his left hand察reads it with his head on this side察with his 

head     on  that   side察 contracts    his  eyebrows察    elevates    them察  still察

cannot satisfy himself。 He smooths it out  upon   the  table  with  his 

heavy   palm察  and   thoughtfully   walking   up   and   down   the   gallery察

makes a halt before it every now and then察to come upon it with a 

fresh   eye。   Even   that   won¨t   do。   ^Is   it察院  Mr   George   muses察   blank 

cartridge or ball拭院

    Phil Squod察with the aid of a brush and paint´pot察is employed 

in   the   distance   whitening   the   targets察  softly   whistling察  in   quick´ 

march   time察  and   in   drum´and´fife   manner察  that   he   must   and   he 

will go back again to the girl he left behind him。 

    ^Phil 院The trooper beckons as he calls him。 

    Phil approaches in his usual way察sidling off at first as if he were 

going anywhere else察and then bearing down upon his commander 

like   a  bayonet´charge。       Certain    splashes    of  white   show    in  high 

relief upon his dirty face察and he scrapes his one eyebrow with the 

handle of his brush。 

    ^Attention察Phil Listen to this。 ̄ 

    ^Steady察commander察steady。 ̄ 



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    ^`Sir。   Allow    me   to  remind     you    though    there   is  no   legal 

necessity  for   my   doing  so察  as   you   are   aware   that   the   bill   at   two 

months¨   date察  drawn   on  yourself  by  Mr  Matthew  Bagnet察  and   by 

you   accepted察  for   the   sum   of   ninety´seven   pounds   four   shillings 

and ninepence察will become due   tomorrow察  when   you  will   please 

be prepared to take up the same on presentation。 Yours察JOSHUA 

SMALLWEED。¨!What do you make of that察Phil拭院

    ^Mischief察guv¨ner。 ̄ 

    ^Why拭院

    ^I   think察院  replies   Phil察 after  pensively     tracing   out   a  cross´ 

wrinkle in his forehead with the brush handle察 that mischeevious 

consequences is always meant when money¨s asked for。 ̄ 

    ^Lookye察Phil察院says the trooper察sitting on the table。 ^First and 

last察I have paid察I may say察half as much again as this principal察in 

interest and one thing and another。 ̄ 

   Phil    intimates察   by  sidling   back   a  pace    or  two察 with   a  very 

unaccountable wrench of his wry face察that he does not regard the 

transaction as being made more promising by this incident。 

    ^And     lookye    further察  Phil察院  says    the   trooper察  staying    his 

premature conclusions with a wave of his hand。 ^There has always 

been   an   understanding   that       this  bill  was  to   be  what   they  call 

Renewed。 And it has been renewed察no end of times。 What do you 

say now拭院

    ^I say that I think the times is come to a end at last。 ̄ 

    ^You do拭Humph I am much of the same mind myself。 ̄ 

    ^Joshua Smallweed is him that was brought here in a chair拭院

    ^The same。 ̄ 

    ^Guv¨ner察院says Phil察with exceeding gravity察 he¨s a leech in his 

dispositions察he¨s a screw and a wice in his actions察a snake in his 



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twistings察and a lobster in his claws。 ̄ 

    Having   thus     expressively     uttered    his  sentiments察     Mr   Squod察

after waiting a little to ascertain if any further remark be expected 

of him察gets back察by his usual series of movements察to the target 

he    has   in  hand察   and    vigorously     signifies察  through     his  former 

musical   medium察  that   he   must   and   he   will   return   to   that   ideal 

young      lady。   George     having     folded    the   letter察  walks    in   that 

direction。 

    ^There is   a   way察  commander察院  says  Phil察 looking  cunningly  at 

him察 of settling this。 ̄ 

    ^Paying the money察I suppose拭I wish I could。 ̄ 

    Phil shakes his head。 ^No察guv¨ner察no察not so bad as that。 There 

is a way察院says Phil察with a highly artistic turn of his brush!^what 

I¨m a doing at present。 ̄ 

    ^Whitewashing。 ̄ 

    Phil nods。 

    ^A pretty way that would be Do you know what would become 

of the Bagnets in that case拭Do you know they would be ruined to 

pay off my old scores拭You¨re a moral character察院says the trooper察

eyeing him in his large way with no small indignation察 upon my 

life you are察Phil 院

    Phil察  on   one   knee    at  the   target察  is  in  course    of  protesting 

earnestly察    though     not   without     many     allegorical    scoops    of  his 

brush察and smoothings of the white surface round the rim with his 

thumb察that he had forgotten the Bagnet responsibility察and would 

not   so   much  as   injure   a   hair   of   the   head   of  any   member   of   that 

worthy family察when steps are audible in the long passage without察

and   a   cheerful    voice   is  heard   to   wonder   whether   George        is  at 

home。 Phil察with a look at his master察hobbles up察saying察 Here¨s 



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the   guv¨ner察  Mrs   Bagnet   Here   he   is 院  and   the   old   girl   herself察

accompanied by Mr Bagnet察appears。 

    The old girl never appears in walking trim察in any season of the 

year察without a grey cloth cloak察coarse and   much  worn   but  very 

clean察  which   is察  undoubtedly察  the   identical   garment   rendered   so 

interesting to Mr Bagnet by having made its way home to Europe 

from   another  quarter  of   the   globe察  in   company   with   Mrs   Bagnet 

and an umbrella。 The latter faithful appendage is also invariably a 

part of the old girl¨s presence out of doors。 It is of no colour known 

in this life察and has a corrugated wooden crook for a handle察with a 

metallic object let into its prow or beak察resembling a little model 

of a fan´light over a street door察or one of the oval glasses out of a 

pair of spectacles此which ornamental object has not that tenacious 

capacity of sticking to its post that might be desired in an article 

long associated with the British army。 The old girl¨s umbrella is of 

a   flabby   habit   of   waist察  and   seems     to  be  in   need   of  stays!an 

appearance that is possibly referable to its having served察through 

a   series   of   years察  at   home   as   a   cupboard察  and   on   journeys   

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