1. In Carlos Solórzano's 'Crossroads: A Sad Vaudeville', the woman is scared to lift her veil because she has tricked a man into believing that it is a far younger version of herself who he is coming to meet. When she eventually lifts her veil, the man refuses to believe it could be the same woman.
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2. The voice the man thinks he will recognize is the one he truly loves. It indicates that the man doesn't really care for the woman he is waiting for.
