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Miss Jessel is the former governess at Bly, remembered as the predecessor of the new governess. Her past is tied to Peter Quint, and her figure is seen in mourning by the lake and elsewhere around the estate.
A character in The Two Magics
Miss Jessel
The Two Magics by Henry James
The governess's dead predecessor, whose ghost appears in mourning by the lake and elsewhere.
Also known as: my predecessor, the former governess, the woman in black, the other person
