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When the White Rabbit in Alice asked where he should begin to read the verses at the Knave's trial the King replied: "Begin at the beginning; go on till you come to the end; then stop."
This would seem to be the last word on the subject of narration in general. For the novelist no dictum more entirely complete and satisfactory can be imagined -- in theory. But in practice it is hard to live up to.