The Turn of the Screw, Chapter 8 summary
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In Chapter 8, the governess questions Mrs. Grose about Miles’s past and learns that he spends months closely attached to Quint, denying some of their meetings. Although she treats these details as grounds for deeper suspicion, Mrs. Grose defends his present goodness, and the governess resolves to watch and wait rather than make an accusation.
What happens
- The governess and Mrs. Grose discuss the appearances at night and agree to resist excessive speculation.
- The governess recalls Flora noticing her tears and suspects the child deliberately disguises awareness of the visitor by the lake.
- Pressed about Miles’s past behavior, Mrs. Grose describes his close attachment to Quint and his denials of their meetings.
- Mrs. Grose confirms that Miles answers her rudely and that Flora spends time with Miss Jessel.
- The governess takes these accounts as reasons for vigilance but says she needs further evidence before accusing anyone.
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