Mr. Justice Raffles (A. J. Raffles, Book 4)
E. W. Hornung
Language: English
Pages: 153
ISBN: 1540436411
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Arthur Raffles is a prominent member of London society, and a national sporting hero. As a cricketer he regularly represents England in Test matches. He uses this as a chance to commit a number of burglaries, primarily stealing valuable jewellery from his hosts. In this, he is assisted by his friend, the younger, idealistic Bunny Manders. Both men are constantly under the surveillance of Inspector Mackenzie of Scotland Yard who is always thwarted in his attempts to pin the crimes on Raffles... This full-length novel featuring Raffles, the Gentleman Thief, has been specially formatted for today's e-readers by Andrews UK.
felt that we had failed to fulfil an obvious destiny in the matter of those emeralds; and there was something touching in the way Raffles now sided with me against himself. “But I saw it the moment I had yanked them up,” said he, “and heard that fat swine curse his wife for dropping them. He told her she’d done it on purpose, too; he hit the nail on the head all right; but it was her poor head, and that showed me my unworthy impulse in its true light, Bunny. I didn’t need your reproaches to
“You can be two to one if you like,” I gasped valiantly. “I don’t care.” And my chest heaved in accordance with my stage instructions, as also with a realism to which it was a relief to give full play. “Come now,” said Levy. “What did Mr. Garland send you about?” “You know well enough,” said I: “his debt to you.” “Don’t be rude about it,” said Levy. “What about the debt?” “It’s a damned disgrace!” said I. “I quite agree,” he chuckled. “It ought to ‘ave been
“Say ten o’clock in Jermyn Street?” “It’s a strange bargain, Mr. Levy. I should prefer to clinch it out of earshot of your clerks.” “Then I will come here.” “I shall be ready for you at ten.” “And alone?” There was a sidelong glance at me with the proviso. “You shall search the premises yourself and seal up all the doors.” “Meanwhile,” said Levy, putting on his hat, “I shall think about it, but that’s all. I haven’t agreed yet, Mr. Raffles; don’t you make
you! They must have told you!” he ground out through his teeth. “The traitors - the blasted traitors!” “It’s a catching complaint, you see, Mr. Levy,” said Raffles, “especially when one’s elders and betters themselves succumb to it.” “But they’re such liars!” cried Levy, shifting his ground again. “Don’t you see what liars they are? I did set them to watch you, but for your own good, as I’ve just been telling you. I was so afraid something might ‘appen to you; they were there to see
inspired his pyrotechnic displays. “Oh, I shall tell you all right,” said Raffles. “But just now the next few hours are of more importance than the last few weeks. Of course Shylock’s the man for our money; but knowing our tribesmen as I do, I think we had better begin by borrowing it like simple Christians.” “Then we have it to pay back again.” “And that’s the psychological moment for raiding our ‘miser’s sunless coffers’ - if he happens to have any. It will give us time to find