Why did the man pointed the postal towards ausible and max Share with your friends Share 0 Anushka Singhal answered this The man pointed his pistol towards Ausable and Max because he wanted to escape the room safely without being tricked or overpowered by the two men. 0 View Full Answer Hime Sama answered this I think your question is not right. In the story "The midnight visitor" Max was the one who had a pistol. Boone else had a gun. So why would Max point the pistol towards himself? 2