# XXX: The Silencing of Froyant explained — The Crimson Circle

> Chapter companion for The Crimson Circle by Edgar Wallace.

## What happens

Harvey Froyant returns from France and summons Inspector Parr and Derrick Yale to his home, claiming to have a sensational revelation about the Crimson Circle. Meanwhile, Thalia Drummond receives a package from the Crimson Circle containing a knife and a gauntlet glove, with instructions to enter Froyant's house through a bombproof shelter. Before Froyant can disclose his secret, he is found murdered in his study, stabbed with a knife, and a bloodstained leather gauntlet is left on his desk.

## Themes in this chapter

### Deception and Identity

Thalia Drummond is secretly in communication with the Crimson Circle while working for Derrick Yale, and the Crimson Circle uses a newsagent as a front for receiving messages.

### Crime and Punishment

The murder of Harvey Froyant, a key figure in the investigation, underscores the deadly stakes of the Crimson Circle's criminal activities.

## Character check-ins

### Harvey Froyant

Returns from France and is murdered in his study before he can reveal his secret about the Crimson Circle.

### Derrick Yale

Visits police headquarters, demonstrates his psychic abilities, and accompanies Parr to Froyant's house; discovers Froyant's body.

### Mr. Parr

Inspector investigating the Crimson Circle; receives a call from Froyant and arrives to find him dead.

### Thalia Drummond

Receives a package from the Crimson Circle with a knife and glove, and is instructed to enter Froyant's house via an underground shelter.

## Key lines

> Tell me who sent that?

Identify the sender of this envelope.

_Parr tests Yale's psychometric abilities by asking him to identify the sender of a sealed envelope._

> I know that messages intended for the Crimson Circle have been addressed to this little newsagent, and that every afternoon and evening a small boy calls to collect them.

I am aware that the Crimson Circle's messages are sent to a newsagent and collected by a boy.

_Yale reveals his knowledge of the Crimson Circle's communication method._

> You know the way into Froyant’s house. There is an entrance from the garden into the bombproof shelter beneath his study.

You are familiar with the secret entrance to Froyant's house via the underground shelter from the garden.

_The Crimson Circle instructs Thalia on how to enter Froyant's home._

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