Question

In the story The Open Window why is the main character, framton nuttel, staying in this small rural town for a while

Answer 1

Mr.Nuttel is staying in the country in order to take a "rest cure." He is suffering from a nervous disorder and, as he tells Mrs. Sappleton, "The doctors agree in ordering me complete rest, an absence of mental excitement, and avoidance of anything in that can exhaust him.