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A friend in San Francisco, having read Tennyson, tells Neville: be patient, the playwright may show, in some fifth act, what the play really means. Neville answers that he will. The line is used to hold the hearer through what has not yet been explained or undergone: the meaning of the whole is disclosed late, by the author, and not before.
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Tennyson | Be patient. The playwright may show, in some fifth act, what the play really means
Be patient. Be patient. Our playwright will show in some fifth act what this wild drama means