# Swindells — In the Days of the Comet character guide

> Swindells in In the Days of the Comet by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-i-dust-in-the-shadows

## Who they are

A local tradesman and minor character in Willie's hometown.

## In the story

### [The Change](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_the_days_of_the_comet_se/chapters/i-the-change)

Referenced via a pill label on a stile; Leadford imagines his absurd former life and laughs at his fate.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_the_days_of_the_comet_se/chapters/ii)

Mentioned in a label on a stile and in Leadford's thoughts as a symbol of the foolishness of the old world's pursuit of wealth and status.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/in_the_days_of_the_comet_se/chapters/iv)

Mentioned in Leadford's recollection of laughing at him as part of the old self.

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