In Chapter 20 of The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells, Kemp offers his chair to the tired Griffin and they discuss the events that led to Griffin's invisibility. Griffin reveals that he had taken a room in London near Great Portland Street and had successfully completed his research. However, he had left the Chesilstowe cottage before the tragic events that led to his invisibility. Griffin reflects on the funeral and his lack of action to save his character.