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| Yes; if you look on the first page, you'll see that the character Douglas uses the phrase: 1. "...the child gives the effect another turn of the screw..." i.e. "the fact that the ghost appeared to a little boy gives the story another twist, another increase in literary pressure." Near the end, interestingly, the governess herself uses the phrase: 2. "...another turn of the screw of ordinary human virtue". Here, the sense is slightly different: the governess means she must screw up her courage (i.e. tighten it, like a screw, so it doesn't slip) to face the ordeal. Cf. Lady Macbeth's words to Macbeth: "screw your courage to the sticking-place, And we'll not fail." All the best, MrP |
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