# The Return — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Return by Walter de la Mare.

- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The epigraph quotes Sir Thomas Browne, warning against proximity to corruption and the danger of being tainted by evil influences.
- [The Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/the-return.md): Arthur Lawford returns home after his unsettling experience at Widderstone churchyard, only to find that his face has changed. He struggles to convince his wife Sheila of his identity, leading to a tense confrontation th
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/i.md): Arthur Lawford, recovering from an illness, wanders into the quiet churchyard of Widderstone. He reflects on his life, his marriage, and a growing sense of melancholy and unreality. After falling into a deep reverie, he 
- [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/ii.md): Lawford reveals his transformed face to his wife Sheila, who reacts with disbelief and suspicion. She locks him in his room, seeks advice from Mr. Bethany, and struggles to accept the reality of his condition. Lawford, i
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/iii.md): Mr. Bethany visits the Lawfords and attempts to understand Arthur's strange transformation after his ramble to Widderstone churchyard. Lawford recounts his memory of kneeling by a tombstone, falling asleep, and waking ch

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- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/xviii.md)
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/xix.md)
- [Chapter XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/xx.md)
- [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/xxi.md)
- [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/xxii.md)
- [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_return_se/chapters/xxiii.md)

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