How Do You Break the Narrative?

In the first example, gregg said he liked the tone of her voice that in tandem with what she said, opened a door for stepping away. More frequently, a writer will break the narrative during action, preferably rising action where things are getting tense. In the case of the congo, we listen to gregg doesn't build rising action. In the next section, he builds rising confusion, i'd say. And surprises.