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Me imagino que lo necesitas en inglés…

Main characters:

•Douglas: the narrator of the story. •Catherine Blake: governess to two children,Miles and Flora. •Miles: a 10-year-old orphan boy. •Flora: Miles’ 7-year-old sister. •Lord Henry: Miles and Flora’s uncle. •Mrs Grose: the housekeeper. •Miss Jessel’s ghost: the ghost of Miles and Flora’s previous governess. •Quint’s ghost: the ghost of Lord Henry’s previous assistant.

Douglas reads to his guests a strange ghost story that hasn’t been heard before. He tells them that the story was written by his sister’s governess 20 years before, and that it is a true story. Before reading, Douglas gives them some background information: Lord Henry’s niece, Flora, and nephew, Miles, had become orphaned after their parents’ tragic death. Lord Henry lived in London and didn’t have time to look after the children, so he sent them to his country mansion, Bly, and hired Catherine to take care of them. He made it clear to her that he didn’t want to be worried by any problems or questions about the children.

Catherine is charmed by Flora’s beauty and sweet nature. Mrs Grose, the housekeeper, tells Catherine that Miles is as sweet and good as his sister and Catherine can’t wait to meet him when he gets back from the boarding school. But the next day, Catherine receives a letter from Lord Henry. Inside it is a letter from Miles’ headmaster saying that Miles is expelled from school and must not return after the holidays. When Catherine meets him, she can’t understand how such an angelic boy could have been expelled. Soon, weird things start to happen. Catherine sees a strange man appearing around the house, and then disappearing into nowhere. Sometimes she sees a strange woman, too.

Catherine talks about the two strangers to Mrs. Grose and discovers that they’re the ghosts of Miss Jessel and Quint. Mrs. Grose is terrified when she hears about the ghosts’ frequent visits. She tells Catherine that they’re evil and that she fears for the children’s safety. When she tries to talk to the children about it, they pretend that they don’t know what she’s talking about. But Catherine knows they’re hiding something from her. She also realises that they like the ghostly visitors and aren’t aware of their evil powers. Catherine tries to protect Flora and Miles but they don’t cooperate. Sometimes they talk as though they aren’t themselves, as though a ghost is talking through them.

Catherine writes a letter to Lord Henry, asking for his help. But later, she discovers that Miles stole the letter in a desperate attempt to stay at Bly, with the ghosts. She believes that once they stop protecting the ghosts, the children will be free of them forever. First, she tries to get Flora to confess, but only succeeds in making the little girl hate her. Then, she tries to get Miles to talk about Quint. Miles confesses everything and even says Quint’s name. At first Catherine is overjoyed and holds Miles to her, thinking that he’s now free. But after a few seconds, she realizes that the boy in her arms is dead. Suddenly, she understands that Miles couldn’t live without Quint – he preferred to be dead – and that she, Catherine, had killed him.

Espero que te sirva.

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