Hat and Feathers

The Hat and Feathers is a place Margaret Lowell suggests visiting after the narrator gives a lecture. The narrator refuses, and the brief exchange makes the venue a point of possible reunion that he chooses not to pursue.

A Proposed Visit

After the lecture, Margaret Lowell approaches the narrator and asks whether he would like to go to the Hat and Feathers. He says no. She appears to understand that he means it, asks a jovial question about his beard, and leaves.

Narrative Significance

The location is associated with an invitation rather than a visit: the narrator does not go there with Margaret Lowell. His refusal gives the exchange its quiet finality, while the pub’s name recurs later as a standalone item in the book’s closing list.