The Night Circus- Part One (Primordium): Chapter Seven (Target Practice) - A Short, Undeserved Chapter

This chapter begins neither with Marco nor Celia, but with Marco's now-employer, Chandresh Lefevre.
And how does the loquacious Erin Morgenstern introduce such an illustrious enterpreneur?

With him throwing knives at a dartboard.
Well, not precisely. 
He's throwing knives at a newspaper article pinned to the dartboard, one that was meant to compliment his work as a theatrical producer.

"'M. Chandresh Lefevre continues to push the boundaries of the modern stage, dazzling his audiences with spectacle that is almost transcendent.'"

The reason for the knife-throwing: the "almost".

Now, I tend to be a little perfectionist, but I'm fairly certain that the word "almost" doesn't send most perfectionists throwing knives at newspapers.

This is a short chapter, one that is meant to introduce a new character whose impact on the plot is worthy of its own chapter, but honestly, Chandresh doesn't deserve his own chapter-ette anymore than the other members of the circus do. But we'll get to them...at some point.

But anyway, this chapter gives a brief intro to Chandresh's personality. I'm not going to wax over every little, and besides, there's only a few paragraphs to wax over anyway.
The gist of it is:
 Chandresh is someone who is in the theater business not for the show, but for the audience's reaction to the show. Watching audiences at theaters growing up out of boredom, he has always found them more interestingt han the performers and their routines that he knows by heart. 
It makes sense, I suppose, as he is a theater producer, not a performer, and he should be focused more on what the reactions to the shows are in order to best improve them. 

This tiny chapter then ends with Chandresh retrieving his knife from the dartboard and calling for Marco, who began working for him sometime in the month that has elapsed between this moment and the previous chapter.

Chapter Eight should be out before next Friday. 

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