# Mrs. Watchett — The Time Machine character guide

> Mrs. Watchett in The Time Machine by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

The Time Traveller's housekeeper who witnesses his departure.

## In the story

### [Chapter III: The Time Traveller's Journey Begins](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_time_machine_se/chapters/iii)

Briefly seen by the Time Traveller as he departs, walking through the laboratory without noticing him.

### [Chapter XII: The Return and the Aftermath](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_time_machine_se/chapters/xii)

Observed moving in reverse during the Time Traveller's return journey.

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