Monday, February 8, 2016

Why does Framton Nuttel visit Mrs. Sappleton?

In this story, Framton Nuttel has suffered a nervous
breakdown or some other sort of mental issue.  So he has been sent out to the country to
relax in a less hectic setting.  His sister is very concerned that he will not do the
things that he needs to do to get better and so she makes sure and sends letters of
introduction along with him so that he can meet "nice" people.  His sister thinks that,
otherwise, he will just be alone and his nerves will get
worse.


So Nuttle visits Mrs. Sappleton because she is one
of the people that his sister has said that he should visit.  He should visit her to
prevent his mental issue from recurring and/or getting worse.

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