A character in The Two Magics: The Turn of the Screw, Covering End
The Two Magics: The Turn of the Screw, Covering End by James, Henry
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
Inside the story
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 woman of extraordinary, wonderful beauty with a pale, dreadful face and awful, dark, fixed eyes full of fury; dressed in black mourning that is rather poor and almost shabby.
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