# Terminations explained — Kipps

> Chapter companion for Kipps by H. G. Wells.

## What happens

The chapter concludes Kipps' story with a reflective epilogue, showing him as a contented bookseller in Hythe, married to Ann with a child. It recounts his final interactions with Chitterlow, whose play becomes a success, and his financial recovery after losing his fortune, ending with a quiet row on the canal where he muses on life's strangeness.

## Themes in this chapter

### The Search for Happiness

Kipps finds contentment in a simple life with Ann, despite financial ups and downs, reflecting on the 'Rum Go' of existence.

### Wealth and Its Consequences

Kipps loses his fortune but recovers a modest sum, learning that wealth is transient and not the key to happiness.

### Friendship and Loyalty

Chitterlow's emotional return and Kipps' support for him highlight enduring friendship despite past troubles.

## Character check-ins

### Arthur Kipps

Now a bookseller in Hythe, reflecting on his past and enjoying a quiet life with Ann.

### Ann Pornick

Kipps' wife, mother of his child, supportive and content in their modest life.

### Harry Chitterlow

Returns in a state of emotional triumph after his play becomes a success, having received two thousand pounds from Kipps.

### Buggins

Mentioned as a source of quotes for Kipps, now running a shop in Folkestone.

## Key lines

> I seen some things... Raver! Life! Why! once I—I 'loped ! I did—reely!

Kipps hints at his adventurous past, including eloping, to a customer.

_Shows Kipps' reflective and slightly boastful nature in his later years._

> My play, boo-hoo!... It's a success! My dear chap! my dear boy! oh! it's a—bu—boo-hoo!—a big success!

Chitterlow bursts into tears of joy upon telling Kipps his play is a hit.

_Highlights Chitterlow's theatrical and emotional personality._

> We 'ave been 'appy, Ann... some'ow... togever.

Kipps confesses to Ann that despite hardships, they have been happy together.

_Emphasizes the theme of finding happiness in simple companionship._

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