For not more than two seconds does the idyllic New England scene slip into the exciting African events.

When one deep breath is over we are stirred again by the event of the present.

That home scene of the past flitted by just as a hasty thought of bygone days darts through the mind.
The modern photoartist makes use of this technical device in an abundance of forms.

In his slang any going back to an earlier scene is called a "cut-back." The cut-back may have many variations and serve many purposes.

But the one which we face here is psychologically the most interesting.