In _Pillars of
Society_ there is a window, indeed; but it is of ground glass.
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[Footnote 1: That great story-teller, Alexandra Dumas _pere,_ those a
straightforward way of carrying forward the interest at the end of the
first act of _Henri III et sa Cour._ The Due de Guise, insulted by
Saint-Megrin, beckons to his henchman and says, as the curtain falls,
_"Qu'on me cherche les memes hommes qui ont assassine Dugast!"_]
[Footnote 2: There are limits to the validity of this rule, as applied
to minor incidents. For example, it may sometimes be a point of art to
lead the audience to expect the appearance of one person, when in fact
another is about to enter. But it is exceedingly dangerous to baffle the
carefully fostered anticipation of an important scene. See Chapters
XVII and XXI.]
_BOOK III_
THE MIDDLE
_CHAPTER XI_
TENSION AND ITS SUSPENSION
In the days of the five-act dogma, each act was supposed to have its
special and pre-ordained function.
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