I didn't see the sinister interpretation of Rosamund when I finished the book. But the posts here have persuaded me to consider a darker view. I think in the first chapter Syme is drawn to her, infatuated even. The chapter one image Chesterton gives us of her is hardly sinister. But looking back, I ...

Order vs. anarchy: Others have pointed out the irony that the anarchists are extremely well self-governed, orderly. They do their business openly, out of doors, democratically. Gregory, the only true anarchist is exactly what he seems to be. Disguises didn't work for him. When he tries even to tone ...