Dr. Renard is a respected doctor and friend of Colonel Ducroix who lives in the fictional French town of Lancy. The only honest rich man in town, Ducroix helps the detectives (Gabriel Syme, the Professor, Dr. Bull, and Inspector Ratcliffe) escape by lending them one of his three cars and his antique lantern. But, like the peasant and the innkeeper, he ultimately joins forces with the Secretary (including by lending them his other two cars). All three do this because they are honest men who want to see law, order, and justice prevail over the fleeing detectives, whom they believe to be criminals.
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Dr. Renard Character Timeline in The Man Who Was Thursday
The timeline below shows where the character Dr. Renard appears in The Man Who Was Thursday. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 12: The Earth in Anarchy
...finally outrun the anarchists. They reach the town of Lancy at sunset and seek out Dr. Renard , the only honest rich man in town, who is Colonel Ducroix’s friend and owns...
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Dr. Renard barely drives his cars, so by the time the men get one of them up...
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The Professor hears the sound of Dr. Renard ’s other two cars, which are speeding at them, full of anarchists. A bullet whizzes...
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...shooting and shatters Syme’s sword. Syme approaches him and knocks him down, then holds up Dr. Renard ’s lantern, which he says represents the beauty of tradition and society. Anarchists can never...
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