The Third Round · Character

Mr. Lewisham

A nervous member of the diamond syndicate whose telltale flinch before Blackton exposes him as the author of a fatal anonymous threat.

supporting

Also known as Lewisham, the late Mr. Lewisham

First appearance: i in which the metropolitan diamond syndicate holds converse with mr edward blackton

As a supporting figure in The Third Round, Mr. Lewisham is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

A guilt-ridden Syndicate member who is manipulated into visiting Goodman and later becomes Blackton's victim.

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Lewisham sits among the men who paid Professor Goodman a quarter of a million pounds to suppress his discovery, and he is the weakest of them. When Blackton announces that the threatening letter must have come from someone in the room, Lewisham's start gives him away before a word is spoken. His panic — the dread of a schoolboy summoned to the headmaster — turns the syndicate's closed circle into a room full of suspects and sets the mystery's machinery in motion.

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Character Web

10 connections

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Relationship types

Professional
Other

Character groups

Central Syndicate and Victims
Minor Players and Settings

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

Professor Goodman’s psychological breaking point—his haggard, defiant accusation (“What have you done to that…

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Relationships

Mr. Edward Blackton
professional · negative
Sir Raymond Blantyre
professional · ambivalent
Professor Goodman
professional · negative
Mr. Edward Blackton
professional · negative
Sir Raymond Blantyre
professional · ambivalent
Professor Goodman
professional · negative
Mr. Edward Blackton
professional · negative
Sir Raymond Blantyre
professional · ambivalent
Professor Goodman
professional · negative

Mr. Edward Blackton
Mr. Edward Blackton and Mr. Lewisham have a professional relationship, likely as colleagues in the criminal scheme.
Sir Raymond Blantyre
Mr. Lewisham and Sir Raymond Blantyre have a professional connection, possibly as employer and employee.
Professor Goodman
Mr. Lewisham and Professor Goodman are colleagues in the criminal operation, working toward common objectives.
Mr. Edward Blackton
Mr. Edward Blackton and Mr. Lewisham have a professional relationship, likely as colleagues in the criminal scheme.
Sir Raymond Blantyre
Mr. Lewisham and Sir Raymond Blantyre have a professional connection, possibly as employer and employee.
Professor Goodman
Mr. Lewisham and Professor Goodman are colleagues in the criminal operation, working toward common objectives.
Mr. Edward Blackton
Mr. Edward Blackton and Mr. Lewisham have a professional relationship, likely as colleagues in the criminal scheme.
Sir Raymond Blantyre
Mr. Lewisham and Sir Raymond Blantyre have a professional connection, possibly as employer and employee.
Professor Goodman
Mr. Lewisham and Professor Goodman are colleagues in the criminal operation, working toward common objectives.

Relationship notes

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See Mr. Lewisham in i in which the metropolitan diamond syndicate holds converse with mr edward blackton

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See Mr. Lewisham in i in which the metropolitan diamond syndicate holds converse with mr edward blackton

See Mr. Lewisham in III: In Which Strange Things Happen in Professor Goodman’s Laboratory