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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: breath of his inward trouble, appear as accessible as an
older person--imposed him almost as an intellectual equal.
"I thought you wanted to go on as you are."
It struck me that at this he just faintly colored. He gave, at any rate,
like a convalescent slightly fatigued, a languid shake of his head.
"I don't--I don't. I want to get away."
"You're tired of Bly?"
"Oh, no, I like Bly."
"Well, then--?"
"Oh, YOU know what a boy wants!"
I felt that I didn't know so well as Miles, and I took temporary refuge.
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