Her two elder sisters had been married with the usual cost and difficulty, and now the youngest daughter lay like a silent weigh
t upon the heart of her parents. All the world seemed to think that, because she did not speak, therefore she did not feel; it discussed her future and its own anxiety freely in her presence. Which point of view does this passage reveal?
The first paragraphs in an article/passage usually describe the main ideas of what the article/passage will be about. The first paragraphs are more of an introduction to the article/passage.