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   In the short story “The Lady or The Tiger,” Stockton does not reveal to the reader how the princess discovers which door the lady is standing behind.  The author simply writes, “He saw, by that power of quick perception which is given to those whose souls are one, that she knew behind which door crouched the tiger, and behind which stood the lady. He had expected her to know it. He understood her nature, and his soul was assured that she would never rest until she had made plain to herself this thing, hidden to all other lookers-on, even to the king. The only hope for the youth in which there was any element of certainty was based upon the success of the princess in discovering this mystery; and the moment he looked upon her, he saw she had succeeded, as in his soul he knew she would succeed.”

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   Posted by ladyvols1 on Monday December 8, 2008 at 4:24 PM