
Is it true, as
Momus
suggests, that there are "few tales which would not be improved by the
addition of the phrase 'suddenly, a shot rang out'"? Decide for
yourself as we alter the opening lines of . . .
FORBIDDEN TO MARRY by Isabella Banks
It has been intimated that Muriel's homecoming had not been the unmixed joy she had anticipated. Suddenly, a shot had rung out.