5. Read these short passages from "The Dancing Partner." During which passage does the story's main theme become clear? 1. Then for a couple of weeks he kept much to his factory, and was very thoughtful and busy, though prone at unexpected moments to break into a quiet low laugh, as if enjoying a joke that nobody else knew of.

2. A stream of blood showed itself down the girl's white frock, and followed her along the floor. The affair was becoming horrible

3. As she grew more familiar with the uncanny creature, the girl's nervousness wore off, and she entered into the fun of the thing.