Thank you for a most interesting discussion. May I as, a postnote, throw in a thought which you may or may not feel is relevant to issues of 'expectation' etc in reading.
I apologise for not quoting exactly, but I recall in one of Thomas Love Peacock's novels, the hero is escorted round a garden by a rather pretentious architect, to a certain prospect.
'Here' says the architect 'I have added an element to the view, which I call Surprise,'
'Really?' the hero replies drily 'and what do you call it the second time round?'
Regards,Maz
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