A Thief in the Night · Character
Phillipi Nipper Nasmyth
A cricket-loving friend of Raffles whose tangled affairs around the Phillipi field drag Bunny and Raffles into one of their riskiest, most personal predicaments.
supporting
Also known as Nasmyth, Nipper Nasmyth, The Nipper, old Nasmyth, old Nipper, old Nipper Nasmyth
First appearance: The Field of Phillipi
As a supporting figure in A Thief in the Night, Phillipi Nipper Nasmyth is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Initially hostile to Raffles, but is manipulated into making a generous donation and is falsely credited with the anonymous hundred guineas.
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Nipper Nasmyth belongs to Raffles's wider sporting and social circle, the kind of old comrade whose troubles arrive already steeped in awkwardness. His entanglements at the Phillipi field give the partnership a job that…
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