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the highest point of tension in a story and the moment when a problem is faced or solved. In 's
celebrated short story "," theincludes Mr. Nuttel introducing himself to Mrs.
Sappleton's niece Vera, who is an imaginative, mischievous young girl. The exposition explains
Framton Nuttel's condition and situation concerning his visit to the countryside in hopes of
resting his nerves. The rising action begins after Vera asks Framton some probing questions and
proceeds to tell him an elaborate, fabricated tale of why her aunt leaves her large French
window open. Vera mentions that three years ago, Mrs. Sappleton's husband and two brothers went
out shooting and drowned in a treacherous bog. According to Vera, her aunt never fully recovered
from the traumatic experience and believes that they will one day walk through the
window.
The climax of the story takes place when Mrs. Sappleton's husband and
two brothers begin walking towards the large French window. Framton is under the impression that
the men are actually ghosts and looks towards Vera for confirmation. Vera pretends to be
horrified and Saki writes,
"Framton shivered slightly
and turned towards the niece with a look intended to convey sympathetic comprehension. The child
was staring out through the open window with dazed horror in her eyes. In a chill shock of
nameless fear Framton swung round in his seat and looked in the same direction"
(2).
Framton is overcome with fear and immediately
sprints out of the house without saying goodbye. Overall, the climax of the story is when Vera's
fabricated tale coincides with the arrival of her uncles, which gives the impression that three
ghosts are walking towards the home and terrifies the neurotic Framton
Nuttel.
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