Teaser Tuesday: The Turn of the Screw

 For Teaser Tuesday, hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading, I chose 'The Turn in the Screw' by Henry James. 

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

I reviewed Henry James' 'What Maisie Knew' yesterday and decided to get started on another one of his books: 'The Turn of the Screw'. I have refused to look up any kind of synopsis or summary because I want to be completely open and surprised. Here is a teaser:

• 'At that moment, in the state of my nerves, I absolutely believed she lied; and if I once more closed my eyes it was before the dazzle of the three or four possible ways in which I might take this up.'
  
  Ooh, I want to know who 'she' is and why she would want to lie. And I usually have trouble finding one way to deal with something, so I would not complain if I found myself with four!
  
• 'Instead of succumbing I sprang again to my feet, looked at her bed, and took a helpless middle way.'
  
  I am assuming the 'she' from the teaser above is still involved. I am also assuming she just offered out protagonist some entertainment involving her bed. Also, looking at the first teaser, why would she first lie and then offer herself to him. I can almost understand why he is taking the middle way.

So, I am actually really looking forward to this book. I think it looks pretty entertaining from the teasers! Also, the cover makes it look a bit like a ghost story. So, what are you teasing us with today? Leave a link so I can come and visit!