The excerpt describes the falling action of the plot structure. This is the part of the story where the consequences of the climax begin to unfold, and the situation starts to resolve, as Gortsby discovers the packet that could lead to a revelation about the youth's story.
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With that reflection Gortsby rose to go; as he did so an exclamation of concern escaped him. Lying on the ground by the side of the bench was a small oval packet, wrapped and sealed with the solicitude of a chemist’s counter. It could be nothing else but a cake of soap, and it had evidently fallen out of the youth’s overcoat pocket when he flung himself down on the seat.
Which component of the plot structure of this story is described in this excerpt?
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the resolution
the resolution
the falling action
the falling action
the rising action
the rising action
the climax
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