His equivocations with himself about the death of Raffles had sustained the conception of an Omniscience whom he prayed to, yet he had a terror upon him which would not let him expose them to judgment by a full confession to his wife: the acts which he had washed and diluted with inward argument and motive, and for which it seemed comparatively easy to win invisible pardon—what name would she call them by?
The truth is, he knew nothing of this man Raffles, or that there were any bad secrets about him; and he thought that Mr.
I suppose it is true that Raffles spoke to you.
Bulstrode, meanwhile, had been no further shaken by the oncoming tread of calamity than in the busier stirring of that secret uneasiness which had always been present in her since the last visit of Raffles to The Shrubs.
Bulstrode had been in dread of scandalous disclosures on the part of Raffles.
Five days after the death of Raffles, Mr.
The bill was heavy, and since Raffles had no luggage with him, it seemed probable that he had left his portmanteau behind in payment, in order to save money for his travelling fare; for his purse was empty, and he had only a couple of sixpences and some loose pence in his pockets.
His name is Raffles.
Larcher's sale, when Raffles had recognized Will Ladislaw, and when the banker had in vain attempted an act of restitution which might move Divine Providence to arrest painful consequences.
In the interview at the Bank, Raffles had made it evident that his eagerness to torment was almost as strong in him as any other greed.
Raffles, who never hesitated to thrust himself on unwilling observation, if it suited his purpose to do so.
Raffles had been a guest worthy of finest incense, Dorothea had again taken up her abode at Lowick Manor.
Raffles, whose appearance presented no other change than such as was due to a suit of black and a crape hat-band.
His name was John Raffles, and he sometimes wrote jocosely W.
He is always referred to as a Raffles in real life.
The campus was once home to Raffles College, the alma mater of Mr Lee, Singapore's founding father, who is credited with driving the efficient government and faultless public services that add to the draw of studying policy in the city-state.
com held weekly raffles to give employees $500 in cash.
