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Originally Posted by kennyc
That can be and often is a significant and very interesting part of the story.....
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It was the normal thing in the 19th century for a chapter title (or, more accurately, subtitle) to actually contain a summary of the events in the chapter.
Eg, from Dickens' "Martin Chuzzlewit":
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CHAPTER SIXTEEN
MARTIN DISEMBARKS FROM THAT NOBLE AND FAST-SAILING LINE-OF-PACKET SHIP, 'THE SCREW', AT THE PORT OF NEW YORK, IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. HE MAKES SOME ACQUAINTANCES, AND DINES AT A BOARDING-HOUSE. THE PARTICULARS OF THOSE TRANSACTIONS
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So you know roughly what's going to happen in the chapter before you read it
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