"But then in novels the most indifferent hero comes out right at last. Some god comes out of a theatrical cloud and leaves the poor devil ten thousand-a-year and a title"

In this quote, author Anthony Trollope is commenting on the common trope discovered in books where the primary character, who may have been represented as indifferent or plain throughout the story, ultimately ends up with a happy ending. Trollope suggests that this is typically achieved through the intervention of a god-like figure, who swoops in and bestows wealth and status upon the formerly having a hard time protagonist. This can be viewed as a criticism of the unrealistic and contrived nature of many books, where the hero's success is typically depending on external forces rather than their own actions and character advancement. Trollope's use of the expression "theatrical cloud" also adds to the concept of this being a staged and synthetic resolution.