Acellus
Saki-Plot - Flashback
The Open Window
by Saki
1. "My aunt will be down presently, Mr. Nuttel," said a very self-
possessed young lady of fifteen; "in the meantime you must try and put up
with me."
2- Framton Nuttel endeavoured to say the correct something which
should duly flatter the niece of the moment without unduly discounting the
aunt that was to come. Privately he doubted more than ever whether these
formal visits on a succession of total strangers would do much towards
helping the nerve cure which he was supposed to be undergoing
3-1 know how it will be," his sister had said when he was preparing to
migrate to this rural retreat; "you will bury yourself down there and not speak
to a living soul, and your nerves will be worse than ever from moping. I shall
just give you letters of introduction to all the people I know there. Some of
them, as far as I can remember, were quite nice."
4- Framton wondered whether Mrs. Sappleton, the lady to whom he was
presenting one of the letters of introduction, came into the nice division.
Flashback is a tool used by
authors to
A. supply detail a reader needs after
the story has already begun.
B. share their purpose for writing their
story
and to relay their message to the readers.
C. supply detail and information about
other stories they have written.