Mail [snow leop] stops displaying messages

Mail [snow leop] stops displaying messages in viewer window until I open a new viewer window.
That is the message text in the riight window section does not show.
I have looked for an item in PREFERENCES and find nothing relating to this.
This is an issue that occures more often now.
What need I do?

You have managed to close Mail's preview pane.  To reopen it you can double click on the bottom of Mail's window (the thick border with a dot in the middle) or drag it up to reveal the message preview area.

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