# Bunny — The Black Mask character guide > Bunny in The Black Mask by E. W. Hornung. **Role:** major **Also known as:** the Bunny, old Bunny **First appearance:** 0000-no-sinecure ## Snapshot Raffles's devoted friend and narrator, Bunny is drawn into a world of burglary and disguise, half accomplice and half conscience, forever loyal and forever in over his head. ## Who they are Bunny is the reader's eyes inside Raffles's double life, a man of decent instincts who keeps choosing loyalty over caution. He is often the one who panics, blunders, or gets handcuffed to a bridge while Raffles improvises an escape, and his admiration for his friend is both his finest quality and his weakness. His voice gives the stories their anxious, human texture, and his complicity makes every narrow escape feel personal. ## Relationships ### [Lord Ernest Belville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/characters/lord_ernest_belville) _friendship_ Bunny and Lord Ernest Belville are friendly acquaintances, united through their shared connection to Raffles. ### [Faustina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/characters/faustina) _social_ Bunny and Faustina are cautious acquaintances, with Bunny wary of her dangerous allure and ties to Raffles. ## In the story ### [No Sinecure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/no-sinecure) Bunny is living with Raffles in Albany and is reluctantly drawn into Raffles' schemes. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/i) Narrator; living in a garret, writing articles on prison life; receives a telegram from his relative and applies for a male nurse position. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/ii) Reunites with Raffles, learns of his survival, and agrees to assist him; reflects on Raffles's aged appearance. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/iii) Plays the role of Ezra B. Martin, Raffles's future brother-in-law, and is initially bewildered but later reaffirms his loyalty to Raffles. ### [A Jubilee Present](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/a-jubilee-present) Assists Raffles in the theft and later expresses anger at the impulsive act. ### [The Fate of Faustina](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/the-fate-of-faustina) Listener to Raffles' story, provides gentle prompts and reactions. ### [The Last Laugh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/the-last-laugh) Narrates the chapter; follows Raffles and discovers the bodies. ### [To Catch a Thief](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/to-catch-a-thief) Assists Raffles in the plan to catch Lord Ernest Belville. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/i) Reluctant at first but agrees to assist Raffles in the scheme after being persuaded over dinner. ### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/ii) Assists Raffles, experiences intense fear and excitement, and is left alone to guard Lord Ernest. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/iii) Recovers from a blow, is handcuffed by Belville, and witnesses Belville's fall. ### [An Old Flame](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/an-old-flame) Accompanies Raffles and witnesses the tense encounter with the old flame. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/i) Bunny observes the confrontation from outside, later helps Raffles by moving the bath-chair to avoid detection. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/ii) Sent away by Raffles, takes lodgings at Ham Common, returns to find Raffles's apparent funeral, and is reunited with him. ### [The Wrong House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/the-wrong-house) Narrates the chapter; bluffs the boys, strangles Beefy to free Raffles, and helps orchestrate the escape. ### [The Knees of the Gods](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/the-knees-of-the-gods) Serves alongside Raffles in the war, witnesses his final moments. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/i) Initially proposes a burglary to cheer Raffles; decides to accompany Raffles to the front. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/ii) Bunny admits his military ineptitude and describes being bullied by Connal; he becomes suspicious of Connal's treachery and shares his concerns with Raffles. ### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/iii) Assists Raffles in capturing Connal and is present during the confession. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/chapters/iv) Wounded in the thigh, reflects on the pain and his lasting limp. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/characters/bunny - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_mask_se/characters