Vera doesn't have to deceive Framton Nuttel, but she does so anyway. She's a fifteen year old girl, and she still has a certain youthful exuberance and sense of fun about her. As we discover in the very last line of the story, she has a real gift for making up tall tales on the spot. In order to make such tales convincing it's essential to have someone around who's quite gullible and prone to believing just about anything. Enter Framton Nuttel. He's the perfect mark for Vera's cruel little prank; he's nervous, he's a hypochondriac, and he's totally unfamiliar with the local area. Vera can't believe her luck, and she simply cannot resist this golden opportunity to take her legendary yarn-spinning talent onto the next level. As she quickly gets the full measure of the unfortunate Mr. Nuttel, she knows that she's in for a lot of fun.
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