Quotes From The Open Window

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“The Open Window” Vera is a very manipulative and deceitful young girl. I know this because of the way she acts and speaks to the other characters in the story. “In the meantime you must try and put up with me,” is a quote that Vera said in the story that shows how she is manipulative and deceitful. Another way you can infer this about Vera is she likes to lie and tell false stories. ‘The child was staring out through the open window with dazed horror in her eyes,’ is a quote that shows how Vera lies and how she likes to tell fake stories to scare people. Here she was telling a fake story and putting fear in this guy's mind and making him paranoid. Vera is a very confident and composed young girl. I know this because although she lies, she

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