# The Last Day of the Visit explained — The Wonderful Visit

> Chapter companion for The Wonderful Visit by H. G. Wells.

## What happens

On the morning of the last day of the Angel's visit, Mrs. Hinijer speaks with the Vicar, who becomes disconcerted and insists the Angel must leave. The Vicar spends the day making a list of clothes and supplies for the Angel, but the Angel does not return for lunch or tea. As evening falls, the Vicar grows anxious and fretful, dining alone as the chapter hints at an impending farewell.

## Themes in this chapter

### Innocence vs. Experience

The Angel's growing wisdom of the world contrasts with the Vicar's protective, anxious planning for his departure, highlighting the tension between innocence and the demands of society.

### Social Hypocrisy and Conformity

The Vicar's worry about the Angel's appearance and the tailor's insinuating manners underscores the pressure to conform to social norms, even as the Angel remains untouched by such concerns.

## Character check-ins

### The Angel

Goes out to the moor after breakfast and does not return for lunch, tea, or dinner.

### The Vicar

Disconcerted after Mrs. Hinijer's interview, spends the day making a list of clothes for the Angel, and grows increasingly anxious as the Angel fails to return.

### Mrs. Hinijer

Has an interview with the Vicar in the morning and serves dinner with a reproachful tone.

## Key lines

> He must go," he said; "certainly he must go," and straightway he forgot the particular accusation in the general trouble.

The Vicar insisted the Angel had to leave, but immediately became distracted by his overall anxiety.

_Shows the Vicar's conflicted state and his tendency to avoid specific issues._

> The Vicar's face grew troubled; twice he went and stared at the darkening hillside, and then fretted back to the house again.

The Vicar became worried and repeatedly looked out at the darkening landscape, then returned to the house in agitation.

_Illustrates the Vicar's growing unease as the Angel fails to return._

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