# A Thief in the Night — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for A Thief in the Night by E. W. Hornung.

- [Out of Paradise](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_thief_in_the_night_se/chapters/out-of-paradise.md): Bunny reflects on his early days with Raffles, revealing the greatest wrong Raffles ever did him: leading him into a burglary at the house of Lord Lochmaben, which Bunny had mistakenly believed to be the home of his belo
- [The Chest of Silver](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_thief_in_the_night_se/chapters/the-chest-of-silver.md): Raffles recounts his latest exploit, having broken into a bank strongroom over Easter, and reveals how he deceived Bunny to ensure his genuine anxiety. He explains his plan to leave his Albany rooms for redecorating, tak
- [The Rest Cure](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_thief_in_the_night_se/chapters/the-rest-cure.md): Raffles reveals to Bunny that he has been hiding in a rented house in London, posing as an old soldier and taking a 'Rest Cure' while reading criminology and following cabs for exercise. Bunny joins him, but their quiet 
- [The Criminologists' Club](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_thief_in_the_night_se/chapters/the-criminologists-club.md): Raffles reveals to Bunny how he single-handedly robbed Lord Thornaby's dressing room during a dinner with the Criminologists' Club, a group of crime enthusiasts. He describes his meticulous planning, including watching t
- [The Field of Phillipi](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_thief_in_the_night_se/chapters/the-field-of-phillipi.md): Raffles and Bunny revisit their old school for an Old Boys' match, where Raffles manipulates Nipper Nasmyth into making a generous donation to the school's fund. After a night of nostalgic escapades, Raffles uses a stole
- [A Bad Night](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_thief_in_the_night_se/chapters/a-bad-night.md): Bunny attempts to rob the Medlicott wedding gifts on his own while Raffles plays in a Test Match, but his plan goes awry when he encounters the asthmatic bridegroom and later nearly kills Raffles, who has secretly return
- [A Trap to Catch a Cracksman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_thief_in_the_night_se/chapters/a-trap-to-catch-a-cracksman.md): Bunny is roused from bed by a frantic late-night telephone call from Raffles, who reveals he is trapped in Barney Maguire's house after attempting to burgle it. Raffles had accepted Maguire's boast about a burglar trap a
- [The Spoils of Sacrilege](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_thief_in_the_night_se/chapters/the-spoils-of-sacrilege.md): Bunny proposes a burglary at the home of the wealthy Guillemard, who now occupies Bunny's old family home. Raffles agrees to assist, and they plan the heist for the night of a hunt dinner. During the burglary, Bunny has 
- [The Raffles Relics](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_thief_in_the_night_se/chapters/the-raffles-relics.md): Raffles reveals to Bunny that he hid inside the silver chest at Scotland Yard to retrieve the Raffles Relics from the Black Museum. He explains the secret side door of the chest and his reasons for the risky venture. Lat
- [The Last Word](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_thief_in_the_night_se/chapters/the-last-word.md): In the final chapter, Bunny receives a letter from his former fiancée revealing that Raffles once broke into her house to confess his role in leading Bunny into crime, sacrificing his own reputation to clear Bunny in her

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