Read the passage from "The Lady, or the Tiger.”He turned, and with a firm and rapid step he walked across the empty space. Every heart stopped beating, every breath was held, every eye was fixed immovably upon that man. Without the slightest hesitation, he went to the door on the right, and opened it.

The details that “every heart stopped beating” and “every eye was fixed” show that the crowd is anxiously waiting to learn what is behind the door. The man’s choice of the right-hand door delays the reveal, building suspense. The passage’s main purpose here is to create anticipation, not to teach a lesson or portray wisdom.

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