""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.""
So begins "The Open Window" one of Saki's most famous stories.
Saki, born Hector Hugh Munroe, wrote about characters with,
sometimes, a sadistic cruel streak in them. It was his way of
commenting on the people of Edwardian times. In doing so, he has
sometimes been considered more macabre than Kipling.
For instance, in "The Open Window," Mr. Nuttel is sent to the
country to recuperate from a nervous breakdown. When he meets the
young lady of this tale, she tells him a story about how her uncles
died. When the uncles arrive at the house, the delicate Mr. Nuttel
runs away in horror. In "The Schartz-Metterklume Method" a woman
believes that children should learn history by acting them out, but
the event she chooses is rather inappropriate for children. "The
Storyteller" is about a young man so irritated by obnoxious
children on train that he decides to keep them quiet by telling
them a story. Unfortunately, the story does not have a happy
ending. . . .
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