namely, that when the chief figures go off the scene, conceal themselves or retire into inactivity, some other or others, whom hitherto we have scarcely observed, come forward and fill their places. And these putting out all their force, at once fix our attention and sympathy on themselves, and earn our praise and admiration. Thus, after the captain and Edward were gone, the architect, of whom we have spoken, appeared every day a more important person.
Bizitza arruntean sarritan topo egiten dugu epopeian poetaren asmakaritzat jo ohi dugunarekin, hau da, protagonistak urruntzen eta ezkutatzen direnean nagitasunean murgiltzen dira eta berehala bigarren, edo hirugarren pertsonaia bat sortzen da, ordura arte doi-doi erreparatua eta hutsunea betetzera datorrena, bere jarduera guztia erakutsiz eta berehala gure arreta eta interesaren duin ez ezik, gorespen eta laudorioarena ere bihurtzen dena.