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Peter Quint: character portrait from The Two Magics (Henry James)

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Peter Quint

The Two Magics by Henry James

The dead former valet of the children's uncle, whose malevolent ghost the governess sees haunting Bly.

Also known as: Quint, the fellow, the hound, the man, the horror

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Peter Quint is the dead former valet of the children’s uncle, a domineering and depraved man whose presence remains at Bly. As the governess begins her duties at the country house, she sees Quint’s malevolent ghost haunting the grounds and rooms, while the children are in his former sphere of influence.

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