A character in The Two Magics
The Two Magics by Henry James
The children's bachelor guardian in London who hires the governess on the strict condition that she never trouble him about them.
Also known as: the master, our employer, the gentleman in Harley Street, the children's guardian, the bachelor uncle
Inside the story
The children's bachelor guardian lives in London and hires a young governess to care for his niece and nephew at Bly. He sets one strict condition: she must never trouble him about the children, so he remains an absent, longed-for figure throughout the household.
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