# Deception and Disguise in Blind Corner

> Theme guide for Blind Corner by Dornford Yates.

Characters employ elaborate ruses, false identities, and strategic misdirection to gain advantages, highlighting the importance of cunning in the pursuit of goals.

## Where it surfaces

- [Blind Corner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blind_corner_se/chapters/blind-corner): The chapter is driven by secret plots, overheard conversations, and the hidden motives of characters like Ellis.
- [I: The Well-Digger’s Statement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blind_corner_se/chapters/i-the-well-digger-s-statement): The secret of the treasure is hidden, and the characters plan to acquire it covertly, with Ellis's past involving betrayal.
- [II: The Way to Wagensburg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blind_corner_se/chapters/ii-the-way-to-wagensburg): The protagonists use stealth and misdirection to avoid Ellis's surveillance, highlighting the theme of deception.
- [III: The Battle with the Springs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blind_corner_se/chapters/iii-the-battle-with-the-springs): Mansel feigns anger and knowledge of Carinthia to deceive the agent, while Ellis's fraudulent option is exposed.
- [IV: The Attack on the Well](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blind_corner_se/chapters/iv-the-attack-on-the-well): The gang's surprise attack and Mansel's attempt to secretly ascend the shaft to take the enemy's place are acts of deception.
- [V: We Go to Ground](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blind_corner_se/chapters/v-we-go-to-ground): Mansel plans to deceive Rose Noble by leaving Wagensburg, and later devises a feint to draw the enemy away, highlighting the theme of strategic deception.
- [VI: Tester Gives Tongue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blind_corner_se/chapters/vi-tester-gives-tongue): The group uses multiple bases and a system of reliefs to conceal their true activities from locals and rivals.
- [VII: Rose Noble Moves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/blind_corner_se/chapters/vii-rose-noble-moves): The group operates in secret, hiding in a dungeon and using the inn as a cover. Mansel's visit to the inn involves a degree of deception to gather information.

## Links

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