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m kills Rebecca in that cottage one night. It is no wonder that he says such words in chapter 19. Another clue for the second level of suspense.4. The third level of suspense: whether Maxim can escape from Rebeccas conspiracy?The first two levels of suspense have given readers large space to image. We rely on our experiences and imagination to what is happening. The art of the suspense lies in this. People like unexpected answers and intricate plots. Daphne attracts not only readers attention but also their abilities to investigate. There are two possibilities: Maxim will be sentenced because of murder if it is Rebecca who wins the game. Will she? Or can Maxim escape? At this point, suspense pushes the story to a new high tide.4.1The first turningBecause a ship strands near the bay of Manderley, Rebeccas little boat is discovered, so is her dead body. Maxim told me everything about his murder of Rebecca. But to our surprise, they are lucky enough. Because the magistrate judges Rebecca is trapped there, in the cabin. The jury will believe. Every one is relaxed to read this phrase. Though in the inquest, holes made by Maxim are referred, the jury considers it as a suicide, without sufficient evidence to show the state of mind of the decease. Anyhow, Maxim and I are away from danger, no matter the judgement is an accident or a suicide.4.2 The second turning However, Favell appears with a note in Manderley. With this note which Rebecca writes to Favell, Favell can overturn the jurys judgement, Maxim will be sentenced. This time, can Maxim be lucky enough? There is suspense again. Daphne emphasizes that tension step by step.There was no sound but the steady falling rain. It fell without a break, steady, straight, and monotonous.[](P343) This is the situation while they are waiting for Colonel Julyan, the magistrate of Kerrith, to investigate. Then Ben is brought as a witness. But Favell fails. Being frightened by Rebecca, Ben insists on seeing nothing.4.3The third turningAnd all of them have to go to London to search for a doctor who Rebecca has met the day she dies. They drive to London to the doctors. I am upset. We did not know what we should find at the end of our journey. The future was unknown.[4](P373) To everyones surprise, the doctors files show that Rebecca gets a cancer! So its naturally to accept her death as a suicide. Favell cant frighten Maxim any more. How unexpected the result is! 5. Conclusion In this novel, suspense skill has been used in a specific way and arranged well. Moreover, smaller suspense has mutual relations in or among each level. This kind of arrangement not only becomes the motive force which helps the plots develop but also draws readers to read and guess what is in the next step. In conclusion, skill of suspense is used as an art in Rebecca, which makes it to be one of most famous suspense novels in the 20th Century.