The Third Round · Character

Sir Raymond Blantyre

President of the Metropolitan Diamond Syndicate, a financier who pays others to do the frightening work and discovers too late that his hired professional owns him.

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Also known as Blantyre, Raymond, Sir Raymond

First appearance: In Which the Metropolitan Diamond Syndicate Holds Converse with Mr. Edward Blackton

As a major figure in The Third Round, Sir Raymond Blantyre is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Vice-President of the Metropolitan Diamond Syndicate, who nervously presents the Syndicate's desperate proposal to Blackton, revealing his own financial strain and moral…

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Sir Raymond chairs the directors' panic when Drummond reveals that Goodman's notes survive and that Blackton holds them, and he is the one who must murmur assent while Blackton dissects the room's secrets aloud. His restlessness under Blackton's soft voice is the restlessness of a man who knows the arrangement has inverted: the servant is now the master. When the reckoning comes, he is the lesser man who pays while others get off.

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Character Web

18 connections

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Friendship
Professional
Other

Character groups

Central Syndicate and Victims
Protagonist

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Narrative arc

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

Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Hugh Drummond
friendship · positive
Hugh Drummond and Sir Raymond Blantyre are allies, with Blantyre likely assisting… How this plays out →
Mr. Edward Blackton
professional · ambivalent
Professor Goodman
professional · negative
Mr. Lewisham
professional · ambivalent
Hugh Drummond
friendship · positive
Hugh Drummond and Sir Raymond Blantyre are allies, with Blantyre likely assisting… How this plays out →
Mr. Edward Blackton
professional · ambivalent
Professor Goodman
professional · negative
Professor Goodman
professional · negative
Mr. Lewisham
professional · ambivalent
Hugh Drummond
friendship · positive
Hugh Drummond and Sir Raymond Blantyre are allies, with Blantyre likely assisting… How this plays out →
Mr. Edward Blackton
professional · ambivalent
Mr. Lewisham
professional · ambivalent

Hugh Drummond
Hugh Drummond and Sir Raymond Blantyre are allies, with Blantyre likely assisting Drummond in his investigations.
Mr. Edward Blackton
Mr. Edward Blackton appears to be in a professional relationship with Sir Raymond Blantyre, possibly as an employee or associate.
Professor Goodman
Professor Goodman and Sir Raymond Blantyre have a professional connection, likely within the same criminal or business network.
Mr. Lewisham
Mr. Lewisham and Sir Raymond Blantyre have a professional connection, possibly as employer and employee.
Hugh Drummond
Hugh Drummond and Sir Raymond Blantyre are allies, with Blantyre likely assisting Drummond in his investigations.
Mr. Edward Blackton
Mr. Edward Blackton appears to be in a professional relationship with Sir Raymond Blantyre, possibly as an employee or associate.
Professor Goodman
Professor Goodman and Sir Raymond Blantyre have a professional connection, likely within the same criminal or business network.
Professor Goodman
Professor Goodman and Sir Raymond Blantyre have a professional connection, likely within the same criminal or business network.
Mr. Lewisham
Mr. Lewisham and Sir Raymond Blantyre have a professional connection, possibly as employer and employee.
Hugh Drummond
Hugh Drummond and Sir Raymond Blantyre are allies, with Blantyre likely assisting Drummond in his investigations.
Mr. Edward Blackton
Mr. Edward Blackton appears to be in a professional relationship with Sir Raymond Blantyre, possibly as an employee or associate.
Mr. Lewisham
Mr. Lewisham and Sir Raymond Blantyre have a professional connection, possibly as employer and employee.

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Sir Raymond Blantyre appears across 8 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

In Which the Metropolitan Diamond Syndicate Holds Converse with Mr. Edward Blackton
Vice-President of the Metropolitan Diamond Syndicate, who nervously presents the Syndicate's desperate proposal to Blackton, revealing his own financial strain and moral discomfort.
II: In Which Professor Goodman Realises That There Are More Things in Life Than Chemistry
Mentioned as the head of the diamond syndicate who offered the money and recently returned from Switzerland smiling.
III: In Which Strange Things Happen in Professor Goodman’s Laboratory
Presides over the Syndicate meeting, struggling with guilt but committed to the plan.
IV: In Which Mr. William Robinson Arrives at His Country Seat
Pays Blackton the remaining quarter million and expresses agitation about the accident and the fate of Mr. Lewisham.
VII: In Which Drummond Takes a Telephone Call and Regrets It
Meets with Drummond, denies knowledge of a threatening letter, claims the diamond process is a fake, and agrees to visit Professor Scheidstrun.
In Which Drummond Plays a Little Game of Trains
Mentioned as a co-conspirator who is now a liability; Robinson considers him a villainous scoundrel.
XII: In Which He Samples Mr. Blackton’s Napoleon Brandy
Confronts Blackton at the hotel, but is exposed by Drummond as an instigator of murder. He is threatened with prosecution and collapses in fear.
In Which Drummond Receives an Addition to His Library
Found dead in his Paris hotel room, an empty bottle of veronal beside him—an apparent suicide.

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