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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Turn of the Screw by Henry James: for it was the very first time I had allowed the little
girl out of my sight without some special provision.
Of course now indeed she might be with the maids, so that the
immediate thing was to look for her without an air of alarm.
This we promptly arranged between us; but when, ten minutes
later and in pursuance of our arrangement, we met in the hall,
it was only to report on either side that after guarded inquiries
we had altogether failed to trace her. For a minute there,
apart from observation, we exchanged mute alarms, and I could
feel with what high interest my friend returned me all those I
had from the first given her.
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