Once Upon a Time
Read the excerpt from paragraph 18 below. . . . the bleeding mass of the little boy was hacked out of the security coil with saws, wire cutters, choppers, and they carried it—the man, the wife, the hysterical trusted housemaid, and the weeping gardener—
To heighten the suspense at the climax of the story
To give a steady rhythm to the conclusion of the story
To create a sense of calm resolution
To emphasize the key characters in the subplot