The Turn of the Screw Chapter 18

In which the governess observes the charming yet inscrutable conduct of her young charge Miles, whose polite attentions belie a deeper disturbance, and she notes with growing unease the sudden and unexplained absence of his sister Flora. With a mixture of resolve and hesitation, she enlists Mrs Grose’s reluctant cooperation to search for the missing child and prepares to confront the mounting disruptions that shadow the household.