Question

1. Why was Mr Nuttel staying in the country side?
2. What was the purpose of Mr Nuttel's visit to Mrs Sappleton?
3. How did Mrs Sappleton's niece entertain Mr Framton?
4. What conversation did Mrs Sappleton and Mr Nuttel have?​

Answer 1

Answer:Framton Nuttel is not visiting Mrs. Sappleton exclusively. That might be considered inappropriate. He is calling upon Mr. and Mrs. Sappleton, but the men are all out hunting. Only Mrs. Sappleton and her niece Vera happen to be at home when Framton calls. There were no telephones in those days, and there was a lot of time spent calling on people who were not at home. Framton must have planned to arrive at right around tea time, but he was evidently a little early. Vera's practical joke could only have come off as successfully as it did if Mr. Sappleton were gone but expected soon. Evidently Mrs. Sappleton was not expecting Framton's arrival. That explains why she had to send Vera down to talk to him for few minutes while she was getting ready to receive him.

Mr. Nuttel visits Mrs. Sappleton because of his exhausted nerves. During the late 1800s, a long recuperative stay in the country was considered a great restorative for one's mental health. Nuttel's sister writes him several letters of introduction and it is through one of these letters that he meets Mrs. Sappleton at her quiet estate. Mr. Nuttel hopes that some time at Mrs. Sappleton's house will restore his nerves so that he can return to his regular life.

In the story "The Open Window" by Saki, the reader is not sure about the exact nature of Nuttel's nervous state or how he got to be this way. Through indirect characterization, Saki explains to the reader that Mr. Nuttel is quite nervous, and this helps to create the rest of the story and Mr. Nuttel's eventual scare at the hands of a mischievous young girl.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The answers to the mentioned questions are as follows.

The open window

1. Framton Nuttel came to the country because he had a nervous issue and must remain there since he wanted some spot quiet and decent far away from someplace that could bring his nerves up.
2. Mr Nuttel visits Mrs Sappleton due to his depleted nerves. During the last part of the 1800s, a long recuperative stay in the nation was viewed as an extraordinary helpful for one's emotional wellness. Nuttel's sister thinks of him with a few letters of presentation and it is through one of these letters that he meets Mrs Sappleton at her tranquil home.
3. Mrs Sappleton's niece Vera engages Mr Framton Nuttel by recounting to him a fanciful story.
4. Sappleton discussed the tracker's hunting trip. Mr Nuttel is frightened, awkward, and troubled by Mrs Sappleton's continuous conversation about the trackers' kill hunting trip and their normal return through the window.

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