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AReportonTheOpenWindowTheOpenWindowtellsussuchastory.Atfirstistheappearanceofthe15year-oldgirlwhoisaself-possessedyounglady:”Myauntwillbedownpresently,Mr.Nuttel,inthemeantimeyoumusttryandputupwithme”.Mr.Nuttelpaysavisittothehouseofthegirl’saunt,andhewantstolivetheretohelpthenervecurewhichheissupposedtobeundergoing.Hedoesthisisduetotheadviceofhissisterwholivestheresomefouryearsago.ThenthegirlasksMr.Nuttelhowmuchheknowsaboutheraunt,theanswerisonlyhernameandaddress.ShetellsMr.Nuttelthatagreattragedyhappenedjustthreeyearsago,andthenshetakestheopenwindowasacluetostateherstory.Thestoryisthatoutthroughthatwindow,heraunt’husbandandtwobrotherswentofffortheirshooting,theynevercameback,andtheirbodieswereneverrecovered.Afterthat,herauntalwaysthoughttheywouldcomebackagainatthatwindowjustastheyusedtodo,thatwaswhythewindowwaskeptopeneveryevening.Andherauntalwaystoldherwhentheywentout;herhusbandwaswearingawhitewaterproofandheryoungestbrothersinging‘Bertie,whydoyoubind?Thegirltoldthisentirestorywithnerves,soMr.Nuttelbelievesthestorywithoutanydoubt.Whenthegirl’sauntcomesback,shesaystoMr.Nuttel,“Ihopeyoudon’tmindtheopenwindow”,thisnodoubtmakeshimtothinkaboutthegirl’sstory,afterthatthroughtheopenwindowheseesthreemenwalkingtowardsthewindow,andtheyarethesamewiththedescriptionofthegirl,hethinkstheyaregoats,andthenrunsoutofthehouse.Whenthegirl’sauntaskswhyhedoesso,thegirltellsanotherlie,”Hetoldmehehadahorrorofdogs”.Intheendoftheshortstorytheauthorsaysthatromanceatshortnoticeisherspecialty.Elements:1.Character:Younglady:self-possessed,veryclever,fullofwisdom,clamMr.Nuttel:dull,boring,nervous.Mrs.Sappleton:muddledSetting:Arestfulcountryspot.Atmosphere:blurred,misted,bizarre,alittlehorribleMyownreactiontothestory:Iwasimpressedwiththestory.TheauthorusedasharpsatiretotellreadersthereisnoghostandsatirizethosewhodeeplybelieveintheexistenceofghostsuchasMr.Nuttel.IfMr.Nuttelnothadhadafaithinspiritevil,hewouldnothadbeenconvincedinthegirl’sstory.Moreover,italsosatirizestheunnecessaryandoverel