Explanation : (a) 'Reopens the first chapter' means begins from the very start. (b) 'Writes an epilogue' means ends the book. (c) 'Opens new books' means creates new problems. The above three are only partly correct. An act of justice pardons for ever an act of vengeance creates new problems. It is a saying. "An act of justice closes the book on a misdeed; an act of vengeance writes one of its own.